Member of the European Parliament · Finland The Left
Merja Kyllönen
MEP for Finland · The Left · Vasemmistoliitto · official EP profile
As of 14 September 2026, Merja Kyllönen (The Left, Finland) has declared 101 lobby meetings this term - rank 219 of 719 MEPs by declared meetings.
That sits close to the Parliament average of 85 meetings per MEP, and 7 of 45 within The Left.
14% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - below the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 51%.
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Compared with the averages
Transparency this term
Monthly declared meetings (bars) and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link, including diplomatic and government entries (line), July 2024 to September 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 11 Sep 2026: 0 declared meetings in Sep 2026. Peak: 22 in Nov 2024.
Busiest month: 22 declared in November 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value.
Who Merja Kyllönen meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Wärtsilä Corporation | 2 |
| Suomen Satamat ry / Finnish Ports Association | 2 |
| FSC International Center GmbH (IC) | 1 |
| CSC – IT CENTER FOR SCIENCE LTD. | 1 |
| Liikenneturva - Finnish Road Safety Council | 1 |
Counterparts are merged by resolved Transparency Register identity where possible. An entry counts as register-linked above only when the MEP declaration itself carries a Register link.
Where the meetings cluster
Most-met sectors
Transport & automotive (3), Chemicals & manufacturing (2), Think tanks & research (2)
Meetings by committee topic
Transport and Tourism (26), DPAP (2), Foreign Affairs (1)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | Petteri Portaankorva | Member | Itärata |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Mari Säteri RAU | Member | Rautatieasiat EU |
| 3 Mar 2026 | SM pelastusyksikkö ja pelastusjohtajat | Member | Aamupalatilaisuus Sisäministeriön pelastusyksikön ja hyvinvointialueiden pelastusjohtajien kanssa |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Kati Partanen MTK | Member | Kokonaisturvallisuus |
| 25 Feb 2026 | LVM tiimi ministeri Ranteen johdolla | Member | Aamupalatapaaminen liikenneministerin delegaation kanssa ajankohtaisista asioista |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Wärtsilä Corporation ↗ | Member | liikenteen ajankohtaiset |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Hannele Räikkönen | Member | MFF ja liikenteen ajankohtaiset |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Business Oulu Juuso Rönnholm | Member | Rail Nordica |
| 2 Feb 2026 | Leppänen Taru ja Vilkuna Johanna kuntaliitto | Member | CEF |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Lotta Yli-Hukkala-Siira Sanoma | Member | Poliittisen mainonnan asetus |
Show 20 more meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2025 | Essi Alho - Kaisa Rissanen - Suvi Uski | Member | Lasten verkkoturvallisuus |
| 26 Nov 2025 | FinMobility Pasi Moisio & Katriina Korhonen | Member | military mobility |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Carolina Deleu, Acea | Member | ajoneuvoteollisuuden asiat |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Inka Saara Arttijeff | Member | Saamelaisasiat |
| 5 Nov 2025 | EK Peppiina Alho ja Oona Juonala; Janne Leino & Wilhelmiina Koivuniemi Helsinki Eu office | Member | Ajankohtaiset asiat |
| 4 Nov 2025 | ETF J.Hollewin & C.Tilling | Member | MFF CEF |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Piia Karjalainen Satamaliitto | Member | Ajankohtaiset asiat |
| 17 Oct 2025 | Pasi Moisio ja Katriina Finmobility | Member | Liikenneasiat ajankohtaista |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Jari Sistonen | Member | Itä-Suomen ohjelma |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Minna Soininen Paikallisliikenneliitto | Member | Paikallisliikenteen asiat |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Hannes Tuohiniitty Bioenergia | Member | Ajoneuvojen CO2 standardin päivitys |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Liikenneturva - Finnish Road Safety Council ↗ | Member | Liikenneturvallisuusasiat EU ja Suomi |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Ihmisoikeusjärjestö | Member | Tamilien ihmisoikeustilanne Sri Lankassa ja GSP+ kelpoisuus |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Benjamin Pitkänen, Viral Vegans ry | Member | Ruokajärjestelmän murros, vientipotentiaali, huoltovarmuus |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Lauri Leskinen Johtava asiantuntija Kaupanala | Member | liikenteen käyttövoimamurros ja EU:n lainsäädäntötoimet siihen liittyen kaupan alan näkökulmasta |
| 10 Jun 2025 | EUE | Member | EUE:n kauppapolitiikkakatsaus |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Pelastusjohtajat Suomi | Member | Pelastusalan ajankohtaiset |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Medialiitto ry ↗ | Member | Media-asiat |
| 2 Jun 2025 | EK | Member | Brussels Breakfast Briefing by Finnish Industries – Preparedness and Media Freedom, case Finland |
| 21 May 2025 | Lauri Hirvonen Coreper I Finland | Member | Ajankohtaiset EU kysymykset Suomi |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 5,568 roll-call votes while Merja Kyllönen held the seat, 537 of them the final vote on a text. A member with no vote recorded may have been on parliamentary business, ill, on leave, or present without voting - the published record does not distinguish these and gives no reason. Votes taken by show of hands or by secret ballot are not recorded by name and are absent here.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 537 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 465 final texts where more than half of The Left members casting a vote went one way, and Merja Kyllönen also voted. Groups are not bound to vote together: a Member's mandate is personal and exercised freely, so neither figure is a measure of performance.
Final texts where Merja Kyllönen differed from the The Left majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | The Left majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2026 | A10-0167/2026 – Ľudovít Ódor – Motion for a resolution | For | Against |
| 8 July 2026 | A10-0198/2026 – Borja Giménez Larraz – Draft Council decision | Abstained | Against |
| 8 July 2026 | A10-0181/2026 – Javi López, Borja Giménez Larraz – Proposal for a Council decision | Abstained | Against |
| 8 July 2026 | A10-0163/2026 – Tonino Picula – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Abstained |
| 7 July 2026 | A10-0186/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | Against |
| 7 July 2026 | A10-0189/2026 – Adam Bielan – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 7 July 2026 | A10-0169/2026 – Matthias Ecke – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Abstained |
| 7 July 2026 | A10-0187/2026 – Lukas Mandl, Pierfrancesco Maran – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Abstained |
| 17 June 2026 | A10-0162/2026 – Thomas Waitz – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Abstained |
| 17 June 2026 | A10-0166/2026 – Riho Terras – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
89 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
1 counterpart entry in Merja Kyllönen's declarations appears to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Nordic Logistics Association CEO, Mr. Torsten Laksafoss Holbek” - likely Nordic Logistics Association (1 counterpart entry)
Matching is automated and can be wrong - see how matching works. Linking the register entry is the fix, and it is the MEP office's to make.