Meet Ville Matti Niinistö nephew of Finnish president Sauli Niinistö
Ville Matti Niinistö is a Finnish politician and nephew of Sauli Niinistö, the president of Finland.
Ville Niinistö is 45 years old born and raised in Turku, Finland to father Kari Niinistö on July 30, 1976.
Niinistö have served on several positions notably; Member of the European Parliament since 2019, former member of parliament, former chairperson of the Green League and Minister of the Environment from 2011 to 2014, and a member of the city council of Turku
Early life and Education
Niinistö graduated with a master’s degree in political science from the University. After which he got voted into parliament in 2007, Niinistö served as a doctorate student in political history (Finnish foreign policy) at the University of Turku in Finland
Niinistö served in office of the Minister of the Environment in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Jyrki Katainen and Alexander Stubb from 2011 – 2014
Which was associated with several wild debate about Finland’s relationship with Russia where he accused his government on approving a Russian-built nuclear reactor invoked “a sense of Finlandization”
Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present
Since his appointment to the European Parliament membership, Niinistö has been assisting on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, where he is his parliamentary group’s coordinator.
In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas and of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals
Family life
Niinistö is the nephew of Sauli Niinistö, the president of Finland, he was married to Maria Wetterstrand, former spokesperson of the Swedish Green Party on 3 July 2004 and they divorced in 7 June 2012. Niinistö have had 2 kids with the ex-wife son, Elias, born in 2004, and a daughter, Linnea, born 2007. He is currently not known to be in any public relationship.
In 2013 it was revealed that he drove his Swedish wife’s car with Swedish number plates in Finland on minor occasions, while she was absent. The Finnish customs imposed a €4800 tax on him. The Finnish tax code does not allow Finnish citizens to drive a foreign car in Finland without it being thus considered an imported car and therefore under Finnish car tax
Ville Niinistö’s zodiac sign?
Ville Niinistö’s zodiac sign is leo.
When is Niinistö’s next birthday?
Ville Niinistö was born on the , which was a Friday. He will be adding another year to his in only 76 days from today (15 May, 2022)
