Ville Niinistö

Ville Niinistö (Greens/EFA, Finland) took part in 473 of the 652 final votes during the term of office (72.5%). He voted the way Parliament decided 399 times and the other way 53 times (88.3% on the majority side; abstentions count for neither side). He voted against the majority of his own group in 5 of 473 votes (1.1%).

Country

Finland

Political group

Greens / European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Party

VIHR (Vihreä liitto)

Member of the EP since

2019

Position

Chair: Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (since 3 October 2024)

Committee

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Substitute member

Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Security and Defence

Delegations

Conference of Delegation Chairs
Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

Delegation substitute

Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

Voting record

Latest final votes

The latest 20 of 652 final votes during the term of office.

• Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation, 22 October 2026: For
• Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030, 22 October 2026: Against
• Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations, 22 October 2026: Against
• Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products, 22 October 2026: For
• Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034, 22 October 2026: For
• Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security, 22 October 2026: For
• Pericles V exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting 2028–2034, 21 October 2026: For
• Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, 21 October 2026: For
• General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections, 21 October 2026: For
• Boosting skills in the Union – opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition, 21 October 2026: For
• Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026, 21 October 2026: For
• Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper – Finland, 21 October 2026: For
• Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council, 21 October 2026: For
• Genetically modified soybean MON 87769, 21 October 2026: For
• Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act, 20 October 2026: For
• Protection of adults: jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures and cooperation, 20 October 2026: For
• Combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget, 20 October 2026: Against
• Connecting Europe through high-speed rail, 20 October 2026: For
• Certification methodologies for carbon farming activities, 20 October 2026: For
• Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers, 20 October 2026: For

Reports

Reports for which Ville Niinistö was rapporteur in committee, with a roll-call vote in plenary since July 2024.

• Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies (A10-0195/2025, ITRE), 17 December 2025: adopted; co-rapporteur with Inese Vaidere

Source: European Parliament open data (CC BY 4.0), prepared by OpenRCV. Profile at the European Parliament