Member
Merja KYLLÖNEN
The Left · Finland
Record
The member’s figures against the median of their group and of the chamber. Each vote counts the member in the group they belonged to that day.
Roll-call participation ⓘ
93.5 %
580 of 620 final votes while in office
The Left median: 86.9 % (+6.6 pts)
Chamber median: 90.6 %
With majority line ⓘ
76.3 %
438 of 574 votes where their group had a line
The Left median: 86.6 % (−10.3 pts)
37 opposite (for ↔ against), 22 abstained against the line, 36 voted for or against when the line was to abstain
Data as a table
| Figure | Participation |
|---|---|
| Merja KYLLÖNEN | 93.5 % |
| The Left median | 86.9 % |
| Lowest in the group | 37.7 % |
| Highest in the group | 99.4 % |
| Members | 47 |
Data as a table
| Figure | With majority line |
|---|---|
| Merja KYLLÖNEN | 76.3 % |
| The Left median | 86.6 % |
| Lowest in the group | 64.5 % |
| Highest in the group | 91.8 % |
| Members | 47 |
- Whole term, 620 final votes; 620 of 794 decisions had a final vote recorded by name. The dots are the other members of The Left; no ranks.
- “No vote recorded” is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.
- A group’s line is inferred from its members’ votes — Parliament publishes no whip.
Every final roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Result | Position | Majority line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2025 | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2024/003 BE/Van Hool – Belgium | Passed 598 for, 48 against, 5 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 6 May 2025 | Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023 | Adopted 473 for, 59 against, 114 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 6 May 2025 | Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2023 | Adopted 340 for, 162 against, 150 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Establishing an EU talent pool | Negotiating mandate approved 327 for, 229 against, 50 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Granting equivalence with EU requirements to Moldova and Ukraine as regards field inspections and production of seed | Negotiating mandate approved 411 for, 191 against, 13 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Passed 531 for, 69 against, 17 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Adopted 432 for, 127 against, 54 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee | Adopted 535 for, 19 against, 55 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement | Passed 377 for, 279 against, 16 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Agreements on Financial Mechanisms for the period May 2021 - April 2028 (EEA: EU-Iceland-Liechtenstein-Norway; Norwegian: EU-Norway); Additional Protocols to EEC-Norway Agreement and to EEC-Iceland Agreement | Consent given 528 for, 121 against, 32 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029) | Consent given 518 for, 104 against, 61 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 2 Apr 2025 | EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement: cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters | Consent given 619 for, 9 against, 45 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III | Adopted 441 for, 173 against, 70 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029) (Resolution) | Adopted 605 for, 68 against, 10 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Adopted 378 for, 188 against, 105 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024 | Adopted 399 for, 198 against, 71 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024 | Adopted 390 for, 116 against, 126 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Urgent procedure agreed 427 for, 221 against, 14 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicals | Passed 481 for, 170 against, 22 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency | Passed 482 for, 110 against, 81 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals | Passed 486 for, 171 against, 18 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Macro-financial assistance to Jordan | Passed 571 for, 59 against, 46 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Macro-financial assistance to Egypt | Passed 452 for, 182 against, 40 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the USA | Passed 593 for, 7 against, 35 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Democracy and human rights in Thailand, notably the lese-majesty law and the deportation of Uyghur refugees | Adopted 482 for, 57 against, 68 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Severe political, humanitarian and human rights crisis in Sudan, in particular the sexual violence and child rape | Adopted 575 for, 7 against, 35 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Unlawful detention and sham trials of Armenian hostages, including high-ranking political representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijan | Adopted 523 for, 3 against, 84 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | EU-Norway Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union | Consent given 525 for, 5 against, 34 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data | Consent given 521 for, 90 against, 45 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025 | Adopted 469 for, 162 against, 54 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 | Adopted 351 for, 260 against, 70 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression | Adopted 442 for, 98 against, 126 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence | Adopted 419 for, 204 against, 46 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria | Adopted 462 for, 76 against, 106 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova | Passed 499 for, 117 against, 44 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Verification of credentials | Adopted 643 for, 10 against, 15 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Mar 2025 | European Social Fund Plus post-2027 | Adopted 432 for, 155 against, 82 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Assessment of the implementation of Horizon Europe in view of its interim evaluation and recommendations for the 10th Research Framework Programme | Adopted 472 for, 75 against, 92 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Against |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia | Adopted 400 for, 63 against, 81 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Tie |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo | Adopted 443 for, 4 against, 48 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | VAT: rules for the digital age | Passed 589 for, 42 against, 10 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation | Passed 608 for, 33 against, 8 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize DP910521 | Objection passed 477 for, 152 against, 20 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 95275 | Objection passed 467 for, 156 against, 18 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Renewal of the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and Ukraine | Consent given 591 for, 9 against, 9 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol (2024-2029) implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cabo Verde | Consent given 507 for, 76 against, 16 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on certain aspects of air services | Consent given 562 for, 17 against, 3 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 | Adopted 378 for, 233 against, 26 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages | Adopted 556 for, 6 against, 42 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Case of Boualem Sansal in Algeria | Adopted 533 for, 24 against, 48 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Against |
Roll-call participation
One cell per sitting while in office, shaded by the share of that day’s roll calls the member voted in. The official attendance register is kept separately by Parliament.
"No vote recorded" is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.
Data as a table
Voting neighbours
Members who voted the same way most often in the roll calls they both took part in, within and outside the member’s group (group at the date of each vote), over all roll calls of the term.
Work
Seats in committees, delegations and intergroups, and the dossiers the member leads, shadows or negotiates.
Seats
| Body | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Foreign AffairsAFET Committee | Substitute | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Committee on Security and DefenceSEDE Committee | Member | 23 Jan 2025 | now |
| Committee on Transport and TourismTRAN Committee | Member | 19 Jul 2024 | now |
| Delegation for relations with the Pan-African ParliamentDPAP Delegation | Chair | 9 Oct 2024 | now |
| Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary AssemblyDNAT Parliamentary assembly | Member | 19 Sept 2024 | now |
| Intergroup on Anti-Racism and DiversityIG10-02 Intergroup / working group | Member | 15 Oct 2025 | now |
| Intergroup on Biodiversity, Hunting and CountrysideIG10-04 Intergroup / working group | Member | 4 Feb 2025 | now |
| Intergroup on Children’s RightsIG10-06 Intergroup / working group | Vice-chair | 19 Feb 2025 | now |
| Intergroup on DisabilityIG10-10 Intergroup / working group | Member | 11 Mar 2025 | now |
| Intergroup on Fighting against PovertyIG10-12 Intergroup / working group | Member | 20 Feb 2026 | now |
Dossiers
Topics they work on (model-assigned)
- Foreign affairs 91
- Defence & security 33
- Economy & single market 28
- Transport & tourism 26
- EU budget & funds 23
- Justice, rule of law & rights 17
- Jobs, social affairs & equality 16
- Climate & environment 13
- Health 13
- Digital, AI & data 9
- Migration & asylum 7
- Trade & customs 5
- Agriculture, food & fisheries 3
- Energy 3
- EU institutions & Parliament 3
Counts: dossiers they spoke on, led or amended, and their questions and motions.
In the chamber
Speeches and statements in plenary debates, newest first; the verbatim report is on Parliament’s site.
39 contributions recorded; 18 on behalf of their group; 53 minutes of speaking time.
Questions and motions, 108
Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.
Amendments tabled in committee, 98
Committee amendment documents that carry amendments by the member, with how many are theirs.
Connections
Dossiers they lead or shadow, committees, party, delegation and other related pages.
Political group
- Group The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) The Left · Left · democratic socialism, communism
National delegation
- Delegation Finland National delegation
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Data version
- data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1 · methods
- Retrieved
- 26 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Merja KYLLÖNEN”. Member record. memberId 124736. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/124736?amendments=all&page=11&scope=final (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124736. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/124736?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1.
BibTeX
@misc{epw-member-124736,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Merja KYLLÖNEN}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/124736?amendments=all&page=11&scope=final}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/124736?amendments=all&page=11&scope=final},
urldate = {2026-09-26},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Member record. memberId 124736. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124736. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1}
}