Risto Niinikoski (born December 31, 1979) is a Finnish drummer, percussionist and session musician.
He has recorded with a wide range of artists and has been a first call player since moving to Helsinki in the early 2000s.
Risto Has recorded and toured with Finnish artists such as: Egotrippi, Lauri tähkä, Cheek, Kaija Koo, Hanna Pakarinen, Juha Tapio, Johanna Kurkela, Hector, Mikael Gabriel, Vesa-Matti Loiri.
Risto is the longtime drummer in the house band for the super popular music program Vain elämää on Finnish tv.