Education
University of Turku.
University of Turku.
Niinistö has a master"s degree in political science from the University of Turku. Before being elected to the parliament in 2007 he worked as a doctorate student in political history (Finnish foreign policy) at the University of Turku in Finland. Niinistö is the nephew of Sauli Niinistö, the president of Finland.
In his free time Niinistö enjoys reading, role-playing games, and football.
He is a member of the parliament, current chairperson of the Green League and served as Minister of the Environment from 2011 to 2014, and a member of the city council of Turku.