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Kalle Saarela accused the Green party's campaign manager Aki Hyödynmaa of having directed attacks on female politicians of the Finns Party and of making offensive comments about the families of the party's male politicians. Saarela urged the Greens to address the resulting reputational damage. https://t.co/LSyZE6YAIH #politiikka #vihreät #perussuomalaiset (translated)

Mika Merano announced that he will be a candidate for the Finns Party in the upcoming spring parliamentary elections in the Uusimaa electoral district. He named his main themes as fighting corruption, reforming the use of tax funds, and strengthening the status of the Finnish language and Finnish culture. Merano opposed, among other things, the dual roles of politicians in organizations, political appointments, and directing tax funds to the close circles of politicians. He demanded public impact reports on taxpayer-funded projects and believed that tax funds should benefit Finnish taxpayers. He also opposed development aid, projects that he described as ideological, and unprofitable EU funding requests. In language policy, Merano opposed mandatory Swedish and multiculturalism, which he viewed as narrowing Finnish traditions. He supported a unilingual Finland, conducting business in one's native language, and preserving Finnish cultural heritage. He also suggested that cuts affecting citizens should be made only as a last resort. Merano asked people to spread the word about his candidacy, to join his campaign team, or to support his campaign. He stated that donations would go to the Mika Merano Support Association and would be used entirely for the campaign. According to him, donations could be made via MobilePay to the number 47188 or to the association's account FI19 8146 9710 4278 49. He mentioned that the names of donors contributing at least 1,500 euros would be public. The campaign manager, according to Merano, is marketing professional and Kouvola city councilor Suvi Karell, who coordinates the campaign work. #Suomi #Eduskuntavaalit #Perussuomalaiset (translated)

Veli Karimies claimed that Yle had spread false information about the Finns Party on several issues. According to him, Yle had reported that the Finns Party did not come to the morning studio, even though the party had not even been asked about participation. Karimies also said that Yle was claiming that the distribution obligation had not been on the agenda, even though Yle had reported at the end of September that it had been on the table. He believed that the claims were getting through to people with less information and did not consider the incident an innocent mistake. #Perussuomalaiset #media #valeuutiset (translated)

Petra Nyqvist wondered whether the previously expressed division by the Finns Party that led to the party's split into the "nasty" and "blue" factions had also spread to the National Coalition Party. According to her, there seemed to be an attempt to oust cultured bourgeois values from the party. Nyqvist questioned what the point would be in having two right-wing parties that are both "nasty," which would share core ideas of opposing immigration and attitudes towards racism. She doubted whether there would be enough anti-foreigner voters for two large parties, which she described as being empty in content. #politiikka #maahanmuutto #rasismi (translated)

The author expressed that they were especially puzzled by what the coalition described as panic-driven actions, blame, and the spreading of false information following the latest poll. According to them, many seemed to blame the Finns Party for their own drop in support and the decisions they had made. #politiikka #Suomi #gallup #FI (translated)

The Finns Party wrote that development aid had been an issue for many parties that they did not want to cut, but according to the party, taxpayer funding could not have unlimited use. The party reported on the changes made under the leadership of Foreign Trade and Development Minister Ville Tavio and announced that cuts to development aid amounted to a total of 1.34 billion euros. According to it, programs in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Kenya, and Mozambique had been discontinued. The party also stated that development aid was no longer automatic: the Somalia program had been suspended due to problems with repatriation cooperation. In addition, it was emphasized in development cooperation that more emphasis was placed on Finland's interests and the opportunities for Finnish companies in the world. #ps #perussuomalaiset #kehitysapu #kehitysapu #suomi #politiikka (translated)

Tanja Aidanjuuri claimed that the National Coalition Party was in a hurry to present its own proposals, which, according to her, the Finns Party had been talking about from the beginning. She asked Antti Lindtman whether the National Coalition Party should now also be considered "as a non-acceptable racist party." Aidanjuuri wrote that in her opinion, Lindtman's party could not fit into the same government with the Finns Party, but the National Coalition Party ending up on the same line caused, in her assessment, a decrease in the number of Lindtman's supporters. https://t.co/7rEnmQ5SVK #politiikka #Suomi #valtio (translated)

Veli Karimies claimed that the National Coalition Party was planning a very bad gasoline package in his opinion and pressured the Finns Party to accept it, as there were no other alternatives available. According to him, the National Coalition Party would later criticize the Finns Party for wanting a better package that would reduce the distribution obligation. #politiikka #Suomi #bensa (translated)

Orpo said in public that the other parties had accepted the solution proposed by the National Coalition Party, but the Finns Party had not yet accepted it. Prime Minister Orpo announced earlier this week that the package amounts to 60 million euros. #polttoaineet #hallitus #bensakiista (translated)

The Finns Party wrote that Finland could not afford to provide social services, education, healthcare, or banking services to everyone who wanted them. According to the party, people and resources were not sufficient for this. It believed that during the next government term, the ongoing work to address the issues in immigration policy should continue. #ps #perussuomalaiset #maahanmuutto #maahanmuutto #politiikka #resurssit (translated)

Juho Hirvelä wrote that there had been discussions in Finland about lowering the fuel distribution obligation and that the Finns Party was said to support it, while according to him it did not seem suitable for the National Coalition Party and the Swedish People's Party. He asked whether fuel taxes in Finland were too high and whether it would be reasonable for the government to return half of the extra tax revenue from high fuel prices to motorists as a tax reduction. According to Hirvelä, the state was collecting unprecedented amounts of money in taxes. #polttoaine #verotus #Suomi (translated)

Veli Karimies wrote that the Finns Party pushed for a reduction of the distribution obligation for ideological reasons, naming the ideology as the interest of Finns. According to him, the distribution obligation had nothing to do with climate change, and he regarded any contrary claim as completely absurd and anti-scientific. https://t.co/LjZrnFoLfs #Perussuomalaiset #ilmastonmuutos #ideologia (translated)

Miko Bergbom wrote that he supports lowering the distribution obligation because, in his opinion, its impact on the pump price of fuel is undeniable. He estimated that the reduction would cost the state nothing, but would strengthen public finances through an increase in fuel tax revenue. Bergbom stated that neither he nor the Finns Party as a whole had questioned climate change and accused his discussion partner of inventing new claims as the previous ones, according to him, had lost their basis in reality. #ilmastonmuutos #politiikka #talous (translated)

The Finns Party wrote that under the leadership of the party's Minister of the Interior, Finland's immigration policy had been changed, in its opinion, in a stricter direction. The party stated that the conditions for obtaining citizenship and humanitarian immigration had tightened, the refugee quota had been halved, the residence permits for international protection had been shortened, and deportations had been intensified. It also mentioned the enactment of border law. According to the party, Rantanen's list of changes had been published on its Instagram and Facebook pages. #ps #perussuomalaiset #maahanmuutto #maahanmuutto #perussuomalaiset #Suomi (translated)

Mika Merano estimates that if the next government were red-blue in the order he meant, the Finns Party would certainly become the largest party in the 2031 elections. He predicted that the composition of the government would at least drive Finland into stagnation. Merano wrote that from the opposition's perspective, criticizing the government could be amusing for the party if the credibility of the right were to suffer, for example, in votes concerning the recognition of Palestine and corruption. However, in his view, the situation would not be a laughing matter for Finland. He mentioned that he had been following recent statements with interest and had been pondering whether the educated bourgeoisie would still be stronger than the right-wingers. #politiikka #Suomi #vaalit (translated)