Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 May 2026 | Taru Haapaniemi Cabinet member | Forestry | SRC |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Paulina Dejmek Hack Cabinet member | Bioeconomy, circular economy | SRC |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Paulina Dejmek Hack Cabinet member | Bioeconomy, circular economy | — |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Taru Haapaniemi Cabinet member | Forestry | SRC |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Taru Haapaniemi Cabinet member | Forestry | — |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Kristin Schreiber Director | Metsä Group asked for this meeting to discuss the role of biogenic carbon dioxide capture and utilisation (bio-CCU) for the defossilisation of the material sector in the Bioeconomy Strategy | SRC |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Kristin Schreiber Director | Metsä Group asked for this meeting to discuss the role of biogenic carbon dioxide capture and utilisation (bio-CCU) for the defossilisation of the material sector in the Bioeconomy Strategy | — |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Sacha Halphen Cabinet member | Construction | SRC |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Sacha Halphen Cabinet member | Construction | — |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | EUDR | SRC |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | EUDR | — |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Maroš Šefčovič Commissioner | Priorities of the EU’s trade agenda | — |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Maroš Šefčovič Commissioner | Priorities of the EU’s trade agenda | SRC |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Stéphane Séjourné Executive Vice-President | Site visit of Metsä Group’s bioproduct pulp mill in Kemi | — |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Stéphane Séjourné Executive Vice-President | Site visit of Metsä Group’s bioproduct pulp mill in Kemi | SRC |
| 21 May 2025 | Barbara Bonvissuto Director | Exchange of views on the role of wood-based value chains in the EU industrial strategy and circular bioeconomy | — |
| 21 May 2025 | Barbara Bonvissuto Director | Exchange of views on the role of wood-based value chains in the EU industrial strategy and circular bioeconomy | SRC |
| 20 May 2025 | Christophe Hansen Commissioner | Forestry, EU bioeconomy strategy, improvement of the EU competitiveness while reaching the climate goals, and how the industry best can contribute to this work | SRC |
| 20 May 2025 | Christophe Hansen Commissioner | Forestry, EU bioeconomy strategy, improvement of the EU competitiveness while reaching the climate goals, and how the industry best can contribute to this work | — |
| 11 Jul 2024 | Suvi Leinonen Cabinet member | Regenerative forestry, carbon management. | SRC |
| 11 Jul 2024 | Suvi Leinonen Cabinet member | Regenerative forestry, carbon management. | — |
| 04 Jul 2024 | Elina Laurinen Cabinet member | EU Green Deal and strategic autonomy | — |
| 04 Jul 2024 | Elina Laurinen Cabinet member | EU Green Deal and strategic autonomy | SRC |
| 22 May 2024 | Taru Haapaniemi Cabinet member | Forestry and bioeconomy sectors and their relevance for the EU Green Deal and strategic autonomy. | — |
| 22 May 2024 | Taru Haapaniemi Cabinet member | Forestry and bioeconomy sectors and their relevance for the EU Green Deal and strategic autonomy. | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Metsä Group is a responsible forest industry group who produces high-quality products mostly from renewable Nordic wood and wood fibre. Our core businesses are tissue and cooking papers, board, pulp, wood products, wood supply and forest management services. Metsä Group also has innovation company. It works actively in research and development in order to develop new products and to diversify the use of our current products. The Group tries to find ways to use its wood raw material more efficiently. Metsä Group follows and takes interest in the development of regulatory frameworks affecting our operations and markets. We promote among others sustainable forest management and sustainable sourcing, resource-wise circular bioeconomy and the role of forest-based industries in achieving the objectives of the EU Green Deal & Clean Deal. The group’s overall aim is to guarantee the global competitiveness of the European forest industry to maintain and increase industrial production in Europe.
EU Legislative Interests
Main EU legislative proposals under the Green Deal and Clean Industrial Deal, Circular Economy Act, Bioeconomy Strategy, European Bauhaus and Construction Products Regulation, Industrial Carbon Management, Forest Strategy and monitoring, LULUCF, PPWR, Finland's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan to 2030, Finnish Forest Strategy 2035. Following policies concerning climate change and energy, renewable energy, environment, transport, biodiversity, forest and wood availability, resource efficiency, bio-economy, circular economy, water, waste, packaging and recycling, product safety, food safety, innovations, wood products and construction, trade, corporate social responsibility, taxonomy.
Communication Activities
Communication activities consist of meetings with our stakeholders and politicians and participating and organizing policy debates.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
The main European level associations are CEPI, CEI-Bois, EPPA, and BusinessEurope, ETS, 4evergreen, Europen, SFIF and FFIF Brussels offices. In addition, Metsä Group's business areas contribute to the work of several sectorial associations.