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As of 8 Oct 2026, Ville NIINISTÖ is a Finland MEP in Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA); WheresMyMEP records 62.6% roll-call attendance, 211 notable vote records, 20 disclosed lobby meetings and declared outside income of €10,980–€12,078/year (data as of 8 Oct 2026).

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Ville NIINISTÖ

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Greens/EFA · Finland

Vihreä liitto (Green League)

62.6% attendance
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62.6%
Attendance · last 180 days
#682 of 717 on the leaderboard
1196
Votes Participated
10th Term
2024 – 2029

Attendance by month

EP · roll-call · last 180 days

Credited roll-call participation in each calendar month of the current 180-day window of the 10th term, from the same per-sitting counts as the headline figure. Officially excused sittings (Rule 162) are removed from that month's denominator — a gap in the line is a fully excused month. The dashed line is the mean of ranked MEPs' monthly rates. How this is calculated

Ville NIINISTÖ monthly attendance compared with the EU mean025507510099.7%48.8%0.0%99.3%0.0%99.6%Apr ’26May ’26Jun ’26Jul ’26Sept ’26Oct ’26

Missed votes by sitting

EP · attendance register · last 180 days

Every plenary sitting day on which this MEP missed at least one roll-call vote, newest first. “Officially excused” means the Parliament's own record excuses the absence; those sittings are already credited in the figure above. Links open the Parliament's record for that day. How this works

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Voting Record

Main votes over the last 180 days · data as of 8 Oct 2026

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8 Oct 2026The need for an EU strategy to counter Islamist entryism and…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstADOPTED
8 Oct 2026The 2026 undemocratic elections to the Russian State Duma an…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026Pilot project on European Schools Alliances and its contribu…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026The cases of Ali Karimli, Anar Mammadli and other political …EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026Attempts by the ruling party Georgian Dream to ban oppositio…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026Human rights situation in Iran, notably the cases of Taraneh…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗ForADOPTED
8 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Monacolin…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
8 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Certain b…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
8 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in g…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED
8 Oct 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2), (3) and (4)(c): Lead in g…EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗AgainstREJECTED

Voting against the party line

Share of recorded plenary roll-call votes where Ville NIINISTÖ voted differently from the majority of their European Parliament political group, or of their national-party colleagues.

EP roll-call · HowTheyVote.eu

Different from Greens/EFA majority

1.6% (2 of 125)

The Greens/EFA average on the same method is 5.6%. Counted only when Ville NIINISTÖ cast For, Against or Abstain and the group had a unique leading position.

Different from national-party majority

0.0% (0 of 124)

Vihreä liitto (Green League) · 2 sitting MEPs. Singleton delegations are excluded.

Largest breaks from the group majority
7 Oct 2026

CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers

Ville NIINISTÖ voted For; 51% of voting Greens/EFA members (23 of 45) voted Abstain.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
For
28 Apr 2026

Generalised scheme of tariff preferences

Ville NIINISTÖ voted Abstain; 47% of voting Greens/EFA members (21 of 45) voted For.

EP roll-call results ↗via HowTheyVote.eu ↗
Abstain

Source: HowTheyVote.eu export of European Parliament roll-call results. This is a count of recorded positions, not a judgment of motive. How this is calculated · Who breaks with their group most often

Vote predictions

Vote model

Computed from Ville NIINISTÖ’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

91% accurate on 5,736 held-out votes

Coming up in plenary, early prediction

Motions for resolutions - UN Climate Change Conference 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye (COP31)

2026-10-22 · Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) voted For in 77% of 518 climate votes

For likely

Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross-border cooperation

2026-10-22 · Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) voted For in 53% of 94 migration votes

For likely

Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations

2026-10-22 · Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) voted For in 77% of 518 climate votes

For likely

Predicted stance by topic

  • budgetFor 92% of 12
  • digitalFor 56% of 9
  • foreignFor 100% of 9
  • economyFor 63% of 8
  • employmentFor 100% of 7
  • rule of lawFor 100% of 6
  • fisheriesAbstain 60% of 5
  • transportFor 100% of 5
  • climateFor 100% of 4
  • tradeFor 50% of 4
  • justiceFor 100% of 3

Votes Ville missed, how they would likely have voted

Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries

2026-09-17

For · 95%

100% of 39 Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders

2026-09-17

Against · 76%

96% of 45 Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers

2026-09-17

For · 95%

100% of 49 Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) MEPs voted For · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up

2026-09-17

Against · 56%

86% of 49 Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) MEPs voted Against · voted Abstain in 60% of 5 fisheries votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security

2026-09-17

For · 51%

88% of 48 Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) MEPs voted Against · voted For in 100% of 4 climate votes · voted For in 75% of the last 20 cast votes

Rapporteur files

Files in the 2024–2029 term where Ville NIINISTÖ was appointed to write the Parliament’s report or a committee opinion, or to follow the file for their political group as shadow rapporteur.

Rapporteur · 1

Writes the lead committee's report. Legislative files first, then own-initiative reports.

  • Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938

    2025/0180(COD) ↗ · ITRE · appointed 23 Jun 2025

Shadow rapporteur · 16

Follows the lead committee’s report for their political group.

  • Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in respect of Gibraltar between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part

    2026/0058(NLE) ↗ · appointed 13 Jul 2026

  • Recommendation for the Council, for the Commission and for the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region

    2025/2169(INI) ↗ · appointed 14 Apr 2026

  • On the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme, on the multiannual financial guidelines for managing the assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, and repealing Decisions 2003/77/EC and 2008/376/EC

    2025/0398(NLE) ↗ · appointed 13 Apr 2026

  • Establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Union’s biotechnology and biomanufacturing sectors particularly in the area of health and amending Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 1394/2007, (EU) No 536/2014, (EU) 2019/6, (EU) 2024/795 and (EU) 2024/1938 (European Biotech Act)

    2025/0406(COD) ↗ · appointed 26 Mar 2026

  • Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695

    2025/0543(COD) ↗ · appointed 16 Dec 2025

  • Establishing the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034, laying down the rules for participation and dissemination under that Programme

    2025/0544(CNS) ↗ · appointed 4 Dec 2025

  • Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning an enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty

    2025/2168(INI) ↗ · appointed 11 Sep 2025

  • Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia

    2025/2082(INI) ↗ · appointed 14 Jul 2025

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  • EU strategic defence and security partnerships

    2025/2119(INI) ↗ · appointed 13 Jun 2025

  • Recommendation for the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-China political relations

    2025/2117(INI) ↗ · appointed 27 Jan 2025

  • Recommendation for the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the EU’s diplomatic strategy and geopolitical cooperation in the Arctic

    2025/2116(INI) ↗ · appointed 27 Jan 2025

  • Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

    2024/2108(INI) ↗ · appointed 27 Jan 2025

  • Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part

    2024/0260(NLE) ↗ · appointed 27 Jan 2025

  • Renewal of the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and Ukraine

    2024/0240(NLE) ↗ · appointed 23 Jan 2025

  • Assessment of the implementation of Horizon Europe in view of its interim evaluation and recommendations for the 10th Research Framework Programme

    2024/2109(INI) ↗ · appointed 24 Sep 2024

  • EU/USA Agreement: setting forth security procedures for the launch of Galileo satellites from U.S. territory

    2024/0046(NLE) ↗ · appointed 10 Sep 2024

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Follows another committee’s opinion for their political group.

  • Laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2028 to 2034

    2025/0571(APP) ↗ · appointed 29 Jan 2026

  • Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695

    2025/0543(COD) ↗ · appointed 22 Jan 2026

  • Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities

    2025/0545(COD) ↗ · appointed 15 Jan 2026

  • Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034

    2025/0240(COD) ↗ · appointed 15 Jan 2026

  • Amending Regulations (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/1153, (EU) 2023/1525 and 2024/795, as regards incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan

    2025/0103(COD) ↗ · appointed 2 Jun 2025

  • Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

    2024/2108(INI) ↗ · appointed 11 Apr 2025

Dates are appointment dates. The Parliament’s data doesn’t mark rapporteurs who were later replaced, so a role listed here may have ended; the linked Legislative Observatory (OEIL) file is the authoritative record. Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · data as of 22 Oct 2026 · How we compile this

Financial Declarations

Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP

Estimated outside income

€10,980–12,078/year

Based on declared income bands

0 declared activities

2 board memberships

Chair of the Board of the Harbour of Turku (owned by the municipality of Turku)€9,900/yearBoard
Member of the City Council of Turku€1,080/yearBoard

Source: European Parliament declarations · Self-reported · Last updated: 23 Mar 2026

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Events and gifts declared to the Parliament

Self-declared by the MEP, 10th term (since July 2024)

EP · self-declared · weekly

These lists link to declarations Ville NIINISTÖ made to the European Parliament. They are self-declared by the MEP, and the linked EP document is the authoritative record. Having no declarations does not mean having no events: events paid for by EU institutions or bodies, national governments or political parties do not have to be declared, and a declaration can be missing or filed late.

Events paid for by third parties (self-declared)

No event declarations published on the EP website for this term. See Ville NIINISTÖ's declarations on europarl.europa.eu ↗.

Gifts notified to the President (self-declared)

No entries for this MEP in the Parliament's register of gifts ↗ for this term.

Source: European Parliament website (MEP declarations; Register of gifts) · declarations retrieved 30 Sept 2026 · register retrieved 30 Sept 2026. What is listed

Recent Lobby Meetings

Most recent meetings disclosed on the EU Transparency Register. These meetings are self-declared by MEPs. Not every MEP publishes meeting declarations, so a missing entry is not evidence that no meeting took place. A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence that it influenced a vote.

EU Transparency Register · Updated daily
3 Sept 2026Confederation of Finnish Industries EKResearch policy · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0543(COD)
2 Jul 2026European Social Insurance Platform AISBLPublic interest · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0406(COD)
1 Jul 2026MEDICINES FOR EUROPEInnovation policy · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0406(COD)
30 Jun 2026Bureau Européen des Unions de ConsommateursConsumer interest · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0406(COD)
11 Jun 2026Oulun yliopistoResearch policy · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0543(COD)
10 Jun 2026International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical PublishersResearch policy · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0543(COD)
10 Jun 2026International Federation of Library Associations and InstitutionsResearch policy · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0543(COD)
10 Jun 2026Lappeenrannan-Lahden teknillinen yliopisto LUTResearch policy · Shadow rapporteur ·2025/0543(COD)
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Meetings on legislative files

Declared meetings that name a file, the recorded role on that file, and the plenary roll-call, in date order.

Self-declared · last 6 months

8 meetings on 2 files

These meetings are self-declared by MEPs. Not every MEP publishes meeting declarations, so a missing entry is not evidence that no meeting took place. A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence that it influenced a vote.

Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695

Shadow
2025/0543(COD)appointed 16 Dec 2025
  1. International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical PublishersShadow rapporteurTransparency Register: International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers
  2. International Federation of Library Associations and InstitutionsShadow rapporteurTransparency Register: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
  3. Lappeenrannan-Lahden teknillinen yliopisto LUTShadow rapporteurTransparency Register: Lappeenrannan-Lahden teknillinen yliopisto LUT
  4. Oulun yliopistoShadow rapporteurTransparency Register: Oulun yliopisto
  5. Confederation of Finnish Industries EKShadow rapporteurTransparency Register: Confederation of Finnish Industries EK

Source: European Parliament meeting declarations · EU Transparency Register · HowTheyVote.eu / EP roll-call · EP Open Data Portal (roles) · How we match meetings to files

Parliamentary questions

Written questions to the Commission, the Council and other EU bodies, 10th term (since July 2024)

EP · open data · updated daily
25written and priority questions as author or co-author

Written 23 · Priority 2 · 25 co-authored

Not in this count: 4 oral questions

Latest 10

  • 1 Oct 2026The Viiankiaapa Natura derogation and the sustainability of the Natura 2000 networkWritten question E-003966/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 10 Sept 2026EU exports of banned pesticidesWritten question E-003605/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 35Awaiting answerQuestion ↗PDF ↗
  • 4 Jun 2026Revision of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 and phase-out of CO₂ stunning of pigsWritten question E-002317/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 12Answered 21 Aug 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 12 May 2026Stakeholder involvement and evidence-based decision-making regarding the Fur Free Europe citizens’ initiativeWritten question E-001966/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 11Answered 9 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 30 Apr 2026Compliance of the Sokli mining project with EU environmental law in the context of potential strategic project status under the Critical Raw Materials ActWritten question E-001779/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 1 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 24 Apr 2026Fiscal guidance on the treatment of interest-subsidised loans for affordable housing in public debtWritten question E-001687/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 8Answered 29 Jun 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 21 Apr 2026Customs practices related to products imported from illegal Israeli settlements in the OPTsWritten question E-001633/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 71Answered 16 Jul 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 4 Mar 2026Re-evaluation of the inclusion of Kemijoki Oy’s Ailangantunturi pumped storage hydropower project on the EU PCI listWritten question E-000904/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 8 May 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 19 Feb 2026The European Parliament’s call to trigger the blocking statute to protect and safeguard the International Criminal CourtWritten question E-000718/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 54Answered 13 May 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
  • 18 Feb 2026The EU’s stance on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and the Tony Blair Institute’s influence on the EU on the issueWritten question E-000690/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 1Answered 20 Apr 2026Question ↗PDF ↗Answer ↗Answer PDF ↗
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Show all 4 oral questions
  • 23 Feb 2026Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) ActOral question O-000008/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 3Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 23 Feb 2026Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) ActOral question O-000007/2026To the Councilco-authored with 3Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 5 Feb 2026When and how will the Commission deliver on its commitment to revise the EU’s animal welfare legislation?Oral question O-000006/2026To the Commissionco-authored with 35Question ↗PDF ↗
  • 24 Sept 2025Fur farming and the placing of farmed fur products on the marketOral question O-000034/2025To the Commissionco-authored with 40Question ↗PDF ↗

Source: European Parliament Open Data Portal · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved from the EP 22 Oct 2026 · newest question tabled 20 Oct 2026. The Parliament publishes a question about one to two weeks after it is tabled, so the newest may not be listed yet. What is counted

About Ville NIINISTÖ

Ville Niinistö is a Member of the European Parliament for Finland, belonging to the Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA), the green and regionalist group, and to the national party Vihreä liitto. Since 3 October 2024, during the 10th parliamentary term, Niinistö has been Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee. Niinistö also served in the European Parliament in the 9th parliamentary term, from 2 July 2019 to 15 July 2024. At national level, the roles included Member of the Finnish Parliament from 2007 to 2019, Minister for the Environment in the Katainen and Stubb governments from 2011 to 2014, and Chairperson of the Green League from 2011 to 2017.

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Summary grounded in cited sources

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Methodology

Attendance is calculated based on roll-call votes in plenary sessions of the European Parliament. Committee votes are excluded. Abstaining counts as present; not voting counts as absent. Sittings for which the Parliament officially excused a Member (Rule 162: illness, serious family reasons, official mission, or pregnancy and maternity leave, which the Parliament excuses for three months before and six months after a birth) are credited, not counted as absences. We credit only what the Parliament's own record shows: the “excused” list in each sitting's minutes, or leave documented in another official Parliament document. An absence the Parliament has not recorded as excused counts as an absence, even if leave has been reported in the press. Notable votes are selected based on significance, close outcomes, and high participation.

Some attendance figures carry a context note, such as maternity or parental leave, illness or an official mission. Each note cites a press or official report, with its source and date, and is reviewed by us before it appears. Context notes never change the attendance figure. MEPs who missed every sitting of an entire plenary session are checked by a person before they appear in any bottom-of-ranking list. Full attendance methodology →