29
Apr
2026
ECR
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN
MEP · Finland
Plenary speeches · European Parliament
Plenary speeches · EU Parliament
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Speeches updated
7 days ago
All Contributions
381
Since July 1, 2024
Time at the Floor
6.6h
≈ 394 min
Average speech length
1:08 min
≈ 1.1 min
· Rank 682/693
Activity
Monthly speeches
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Lukas Sieper | GermanyDE | Renew Europe (Renew) | 369 |
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Sebastian Tynkkynen | FinlandFI | European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) | 340 |
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Juan Fernando López Aguilar | SpainES | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) | 311 |
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João Oliveira | PortugalPT | The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) | 213 |
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Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis | LithuaniaLT | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) | 204 |
29
Apr
2026
The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment (debate)
29
Apr
2026
EU strategy in response to the ongoing Middle East crisis, its implications on energy prices and the availability of fertilizers (joint debate)
Madam President, are you satisfied now? You demanded a ceasefire with Iran, and in doing so, you have granted breathing space to a regime built on terror, a regime you chose to shield. As a European, I am deeply ashamed. It seems that for the European Union, the lives of ordinary Iranians have no value. You have de facto been saving an Islamist regime. When executions by the regime intensify, as t…
28
Apr
2026
Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia (debate)
Madam President, Armenia is getting ready for parliamentary elections to be held in June. These elections will define the country's future. They are about taking distance from Russia and its military alliance and becoming closer with Europe. That choice is to be welcomed. Of course, the Kremlin does not accept losing influence quietly. We have seen it before in Georgia, Moldova and elsewhere. We k…
28
Apr
2026
Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine (debate)
Madam President, the senseless targeting of Ukrainian civilians by Russian invaders should serve as yet another wake-up call for Europe. Time and again, Russian orcs are using drones to hunt Ukrainians who refuse to leave their homeland. Kherson is under daily shelling. In just one week, nearly 5 500 drones were used against the region. However, Russia's meat grinder is not making any real progres…
28
Apr
2026
Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 (debate)
Mr President, the Commission's legislative circus, led by President von der Leyen, will make the public breathe. When the EU makes legislation that affects the lives of 450 million people, isn't the basic assumption that we first assess how the proposed law would affect? It will be clear if it makes any sense at all or if the costs get out of hand. This is called impact assessment, which is a norm…
28
Apr
2026
The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report (debate)
Mr President, as long as there are areas in EU countries where the police cannot go, we will have black holes in the rule of law. Sweden and the parallel societies formed there by the immigrant population are a sad example of this. In addition to the so-called no-go areas, the flood of news coming from Sweden is coloured by crimes. Last year, there was news about the trial of a terrible case. An E…
28
Apr
2026
Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (debate)
Mr President, digitalisation and artificial intelligence are gigantic opportunities for growth, but for the EU they appear as gigantic opportunities for regulation. There is the Digital Markets Act, there is the Artificial Intelligence Act, there is the Digital Services Act, there is the Data Act, there is the Data Protection Regulation, there is the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. My speaki…
28
Apr
2026
Presentation of the Better Regulation and Enforcement Communication (debate)
Mr President, what does better regulation mean in the EU context? That is now the subject of this debate in the Chamber. Better EU regulation means two things to me: a) there is less of it, b) there is a greater transfer of responsibility to the nation-states. But we have gone in the exact opposite direction. Power is being stolen from the Member States to Brussels, and the EU's regulatory machine…
28
Apr
2026
Joint debate - Discharge 2024 (joint debate)
Mr President, the more you look at an immigration rally, the crazier it gets. Look at the cost to the state, look at the insecurity on the streets of Europe, look at the aggravated sex crimes statistics. It looks bad from all directions. This also applies to auditing. The European auditors had carried out spot checks on the Greek islands where so-called hotspots for migrants arriving in the EU are…
28
Apr
2026
Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 (debate)
Mr President, it is perhaps appropriate to teach this Chamber again a Finnish proverb: No collected water in the well stays. But Ursula wants to make the taxpayers pour money into the Brussels laurels. €2,000 billion – the Commission's proposal for the EU's next seven-year cash prize. Wake up, smart people! We do not need to sink the proposed EUR 700 billion to boost green growth. Deregulation is …
27
Apr
2026
Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU (debate)
Mr President, I disagree with this Chamber. I am not in favour of rape legislation based on consent at EU level. First, it is not regulated at EU level, as criminal law is, in principle, a national issue. Secondly, in Finland, such legislation has already been enacted and I consider it a mistake. Let's imagine a situation where two people are in a completely consensual atmosphere. The other party …
27
Apr
2026
Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 (debate)
Mr President, has this continent suffered from a lack of public money for green projects? Well, it's not a good time. This continent has suffered from the fact that money has been wasted on green ideological projects when it should have been spent on improving Europe's security. Climate workshops do not stop intruders crossing the border. We are now discussing the activities of the European Invest…
26
Mar
2026
Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation (debate)
Madam President, Europe has been living in a dream world for too long. That dream world is called development aid. We've operated on a naive belief that if we were just 'kind' enough, we would earn loyalty; that if we gave enough away, the world would adopt our values. Nothing could be further from the truth. This childish view has cost the European taxpayer hundreds of billions of euros in the la…
26
Mar
2026
EU-US trade deal (joint debate)
Mr President, in how many ways is the left trying to prevent Europe from succeeding? I don't know. I have fallen from the bills a long time ago. But one of their long-time favorites has always been, and that's blocking the U.S. trade. "When you buy American fighter jets, you don't," the left shouted. "When you make a deal with Trump, you don't," the left shouted. When Finland recent…
25
Mar
2026
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Madam President, Afghanistan was once a Buddhist nation. Pakistan – once Hindu. Lebanon – once a Christian majority. You know what happened? They were conquered by Islam. For years we have been told that mass migration is just a humanitarian phenomenon – something that we just must adapt to. The reality is much more strategic. Modern hybrid warfare does not always involve tanks or missiles. Someti…
25
Mar
2026
Combating corruption (debate)
Mr President, corruption is like poison. It's a poison that too many decision-makers are mistaken to drink. That poison has been drunk and spit in people's eyes here in the EU, too. Some have been caught, some probably not. There's been a Qatar shock and a Huawei shock. Both sides have been suspected of paying EU decision-makers to get a policy they like. Think about it from the voter's …
25
Mar
2026
Imminent death penalty threats in Iran in the light of the latest executions, including on 18 and 19 March 2026, by the Iranian regime (debate)
Madam President, dear Iranian people, I am so sorry. There are genuinely good people in Europe, but this Union is rotten to the core. For decades, EU leaders have watched the prison being built around you. They have appeased your torturers and shaken hands with your male leaders while your beautiful women have been veiled into darkness. Dear Ukrainian people, I am also so sorry for you. Our leader…
25
Mar
2026
Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines (debate)
Mr President, when a Finn takes drinking water from a tap, does it need the EU to ensure the quality of its drinking water? When a Finn goes to the toilet, does it need the EU to ensure that wastewater is treated in the right way at the other end of the pipe? When a Finn dips for a swim on a beautiful summer day, does it need the EU to make sure that the snorkel does not get blocked by pollut…
25
Mar
2026
Deposit protection and early intervention measures (joint debate)
Mr President, now all savers are listening. Doesn't that sound great when we talk about developing banks, deposit insurance and resolution capabilities? Deposits are safer and crises are avoided. But the reality is harsh, the Commission wants to save bankrupt European banks on the backs of Finnish savers. It's not really gonna happen to me. If there are banks in the EU that cannot survive, …
25
Mar
2026
European Citizens’ Initiative 'Ban on conversion practices in the European Union' (debate)
Mr President, I am not in favour of conversion therapies. They cannot achieve what they are trying to achieve. Human sexuality does not change by talking. This is just cheating on yourself. Then there will be a big but. That, but the fact is that banning conversion therapies at EU level is a completely different issue. Do we really want to enter an area where we control interpersonal pra…
25
Mar
2026
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 March 2026 (debate)
Madam President, last week we saw the true face of the EU again – the face of a coward that hides behind diplomacy because it lacks the guts to act when it matters. You once again criticised military intervention in Iran while hiding behind the very security this intervention guarantees. Where is the will to shape outcomes? The readiness to act? Not visible. Because of this, Europe is not a seriou…
25
Mar
2026
Energy security, independence and supply in the geopolitical context - ensuring market stability and affordable energy for industry and citizens (debate)
Mr President, Europe's blue-eyedness is matched. Dependence on Russian gas was an expensive lesson in what happens when we bind ourselves to hostile actors. But what do we do now? In the heat of the green transition, you have dismantled functioning energy utilities and built up a new dependency on Chinese critical minerals and technology. These blue-eyed decision-makers in Europe take …
12
Mar
2026
Rail transport safety in the EU – lessons learnt from the Adamuz accident and three years after the Tempi tragedy (debate)
Mr President, serious railway accidents are a tragedy. They remind us that safety is not a given. Every life lost is too much and we have to learn from accidents. However, it should be borne in mind that the maintenance of railways is primarily the responsibility of the Member States. The EU cannot be called to haste when the maintenance of rail networks has been neglected over the years…
12
Mar
2026
Prevention and treatment of obesity (debate)
Mr President, is there really an EU strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity? If no one else here says this, I'll say: Where is the individual's responsibility? Excuse me, but the EU is not, and will not be, anything supranational about PT-Vata. No EU in the citizens' kitchen to decide what they put on the plate. Carnivore-Kake pulls meat, Riikka Bite green smoothies. If only b…