
Member of the European Parliament · Finland Greens/EFA
Ville Niinistö
MEP for Finland · Greens/EFA · Vihreä liitto · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, Ville Niinistö (Greens/EFA, Finland) has declared 159 lobby meetings this term - rank 148 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 1 other MEP.
That is one of the fuller declaration sheets in the Parliament - 1.6× the average member, and it ranks 22 of 53 in the Greens/EFA group.
60% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - above the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.
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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 November 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 6 Nov 2026: 0 declared meetings in Nov 2026. Peak: 31 in Mar 2026.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 2 | 100% |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 13 | 46.2% |
| Oct 2024 | 8 | 62.5% |
| Nov 2024 | 13 | 61.5% |
| Dec 2024 | 4 | 75% |
| Jan 2025 | 4 | 75% |
| Feb 2025 | 7 | 42.9% |
| Mar 2025 | 7 | 42.9% |
| Apr 2025 | 3 | 66.7% |
| May 2025 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Jun 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 11 | 33.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 6 | 16.7% |
| Nov 2025 | 4 | 75% |
| Dec 2025 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Jan 2026 | 8 | 87.5% |
| Feb 2026 | 11 | 63.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 31 | 63.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 4 | 100% |
| May 2026 | 10 | 50% |
| Jun 2026 | 4 | 83.3% |
| Jul 2026 | 2 | 100% |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 100% |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 31 declared in March 2026. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Ville Niinistö meets most
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
Both lists count this term. Sector pages count the full 2016–2026 record, and committee pages show each member's current-term total across all subjects, so their figures for this member can be higher.
Most-met sectors this term
Think tanks & research (24), Energy (14), Environment & climate (14)
Meetings by committee or delegation this term
Industry, Research and Energy (74), Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (1)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2026 | Confederation of Finnish Industries EK↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Research policy |
| 2 Jul 2026 | European Social Insurance Platform AISBL↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Public interest |
| 1 Jul 2026 | MEDICINES FOR EUROPE↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Innovation policy |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Consumer interest |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Oulun yliopisto↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Research policy |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Lappeenrannan-Lahden teknillinen yliopisto LUT↗; International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions↗; International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Research policy |
| 2 Jun 2026 | MEDEF International | Member | Industrial policy |
| 12 May 2026 | Finnish Energy - Energiateollisuus ry↗ | Member | Energy policy |
| 12 May 2026 | Länsirata Oy | Member | Transport infrastructure |
| 12 May 2026 | Puolustus- ja ilmateollisuus PIA | Member | Competitiveness |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | Teollisuuden Voima Oyj↗ | Member | Nuclear power, industry |
| 12 May 2026 | Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos↗ | Member | Public health |
| 6 May 2026 | IQM Finland Oy↗ | Member | Innovation policy |
| 6 May 2026 | Caruna Networks Oy↗ | Member | Energy policy, climate |
| 5 May 2026 | Office of Tibet | Member | Human and minority rights |
| 5 May 2026 | Metsähallitus | Member | Forestry |
| 5 May 2026 | East & North Finland EU Office | Member | Regional partnerships, industry, security, |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Eurelectric aisbl↗ | Member | Electrification, energy security |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Eurogroup for Animals↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Animal health |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Medialiitto ry↗ | Member | Media, democracy, digital services |
| 15 Apr 2026 | FinMobility ry↗ | Member | Industrial policy |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Confederation of Finnish Industries EK↗ | Member | Industrial policy |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air | Member | Energy security |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Technology Industries of Finland (Teknologiateollisuus ry)↗ | Member | Preparedness, geopolitics |
| 25 Mar 2026 | West Finland European Office | Member | Competitiveness |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Research Council of Norway | Member | Research and innovation |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Finnish Data Center Association | Member | Energy, sustainability, technology |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry)↗ | Member | Forestry, climate |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Riihimäen kaupunki | Member | Circular economy, sustainability |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Oulun yliopisto↗ | Member | Research and innovation |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Ville Niinistö held the seat, 606 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 606 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 450 final texts where more than half of Greens/EFA members casting a vote went one way, and Ville Niinistö 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 Ville Niinistö differed from the Greens/EFA majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | Greens/EFA majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2025 | Amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain A10-0161/2025 · Céline Imart · Commission proposal | Abstained | For |
| 3 April 2025 | C10-0038/2025 - Commission proposal | Abstained | For |
Unlinked but matchable
15 counterpart entries in Ville Niinistö's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Finnish Data Center Association” - likely Finnish Data Center Association (2 counterpart entries)
- “E3G” - likely Third Generation Environmentalism Ltd (1 counterpart entry)
- “Luonnonvarakeskus” - likely Luonnonvarakeskus (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 4 of the 15 entries; the other 11 are not listed.
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.