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Sture Fjäder wrote that Finland should move to a stricter social security system for immigrants and limit social security only to Finnish citizens. According to him, benefits should also be tightened for citizens. Fjäder estimated that the removal or tightening of social security for immigrants would at least end immigration based on social security and dealings with Kela for the purpose he described. #maahanmuutto https://t.co/uEElXGJt1e #maahanmuutto #sosiaaliturva #Suomi (translated)

Jussi Halme wrote that Swedish prisoners complained about the conditions and food in Tartu prison, as they did not, according to him, meet the standards of Swedish prisons. He stated that the cost of a prison place in Sweden is 11,500 euros per month and 8,500 euros when rented in Estonia. According to Halme, the simple solution was not to commit crimes. https://t.co/1BJf3ZPIKI #vankila #Ruotsi #Virossa (translated)

In Sweden, there has been strong opposition to the International Ski Federation's proposal to start the cross-country skiing World Cup with roller skiing competitions as early as October, which has led double World Championship medalist Edvin Anger to consider a boycott. #Hiihto #Urheilu #Rullahiito (translated)

Jussi Mäkinen wrote that Finnish immigration discussion, in his experience, had focused on the need for workers in low-paying jobs and funding for the pension system. He criticized that councilor Meri was condemned for speaking about what she thought. Mäkinen also pondered whether conclusions could be drawn from the names of those accepted into the Swedish-speaking medical faculty. Mäkinen criticized Marin's government's decision to raise the compulsory schooling age to 18. According to him, the reform had provided state-funded textbooks and school transportation for upper middle-class high school students, but at the same time enrolled youths in education who might not attend classes. He mentioned hearing from acquaintances in vocational schools in the capital region that, for example, selected students in electrical studies had not showed up for school even after the second academic year had started. Mäkinen also claimed that educational institutions received funding based on the names on student lists, even if the student did not show up. Mäkinen wrote that the proportion of those completing secondary education had risen from about 77.9 percent to 79.4 percent among those young people who turned 20 by the spring of that year. He challenged Meri to publish a positive update when the students on the list would have graduated. Mäkinen estimated that nearly 90 percent of those accepted to high school had Finnish backgrounds and nearly 90 percent of those accepted to vocational schools had immigrant backgrounds. He also shared that his friend, a Master's degree holder in business sciences who had come to Finland as a refugee from Kosovo, had said that they had learned better Finnish on a football team than in a classroom with immigrant-background students. Finally, Mäkinen reminded of a previous discussion where it was deemed important to transfer Finnish children from their local school to a school where the majority of students belonged to the S2 language group. He wrote that the backgrounds of the names on vocational school student lists could not yet be discussed. #maahanmuutto #koulutus #suomi (translated)

The Russian security service FSB has detained a Swedish man suspected of planning actions by terrorists and saboteurs against Russian military targets, and who is alleged to have entered the country illegally after fighting alongside Ukrainian troops. #Venäjä #Ruotsi #terrorismi (translated)

The players of Djurgården celebrated their victory over Hammarby in the Swedish football league, but the evening faced criticism when a video of a subpar song performed by midfielder Daniel Stensson about Hammarby’s coach went viral on social media. #jalkapallo #Djurgården #urheilu (translated)

Hannu Järvinen asked the National Coalition Party whether it considered Sweden a negative actor in terms of climate policy since it had reduced its distribution obligations, and why Finland could not do the same. He wondered whether the party's opposition was due to the fact that there were too many greens in its governing coalition, or because the proposal came from the Finns Party. Järvinen regarded both possible justifications as weak. #ilmasto #Suomi #politiikka (translated)

This was to be expected. When we received the election results a week after the elections, it was clear to me that the parliamentary situation is complicated. This will take time and will likely require multiple prime minister votes, Magdalena Andersson said when meeting the media. #Ruotsi #vaalit #hallitustunnustelut (translated)

The Swedish government negotiations have reached a dead end, and the chairman of the Social Democrats, Magdalena Andersson, has announced that she will resign from the role of government negotiator, as nearly as many citizens support as oppose new elections. #Ruotsi #vaalit #hallitustunnustelut (translated)

Hannele Al-Hamzawi wrote that the Swedish authorities were conducting 17 preliminary investigations related to suspected electoral fraud in last month's elections. She wondered why the matter had not received more attention and ironically suggested that it had nothing to do with Sweden's multiculturalism. #vaalivilppi #Ruotsi #uutiset (translated)