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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)

As a former member of the National Coalition Party, Elina Ketonen wrote that she had been following the party's change in immigration policy with interest. She noted that in a recent poll by Yle, the National Coalition Party had fallen behind the Finns Party, and the party's parliamentary group had presented a strict immigration line. According to Ketonen, this was about the parliamentary group's program, not a directive approved by the party congress. She wrote that the program would not bind the next government nor guarantee concrete decisions during the next term. Ketonen interpreted the shift in line primarily as a bid for votes and assessed that the rhetoric would harden as support weakened. In her view, credibility stemmed from consistent actions, and voters had the right to ask whether the National Coalition Party's line had truly changed or if only the campaign speeches had changed. #maahanmuutto #politiikka #keskustelu (translated)

Mikael Lith wrote that Antti Lindtman had criticized the new immigration program of the National Coalition Party's parliamentary group, which included moving asylum applications outside the EU to return centers. According to Lith, Lindtman had said that Finland's line had been to listen to international refugee organizations. Lith claimed that the SDP-led government would drown Finland in asylum seekers and quota refugees. https://t.co/vhnBBJb2Qm #maahanmuutto #turvapaikka #pakolaisuus (translated)

The author referred to Ville Heikkilä and Katarina Murto and highlighted the report of the parliamentary audit committee. According to it, teachers and their qualifications to perform their duties were not recorded nationally, and teachers could not be linked to learner groups or individual learners. #opetus #koulutus #eduskunta #FI (translated)

Jani Kärkkäinen said he voted for the Finns Party in the last elections and is satisfied with his choice. He stated that he voted for Jussi Halla-aho in the parliamentary and presidential elections, Sebastian Tynkkynen in the European elections, and Mika Merano in the municipal elections. Kärkkäinen mentioned that he had previously voted for the National Coalition Party, except for an exception he made in his youth when he voted for Tarja Halonen as president. He apologized for this. #vaalit #Suomi #politiikka (translated)

Markku wrote that the opposition had been repeating the same question for half an hour and compared their manner of discussion to that of five-year-olds. He praised the minister's patience in explaining the matter and described the members of parliament as childish, doubting that they would understand even with repetition. https://t.co/lbJxjM3GuE #politiikka #eduskunta #keskustelu (translated)

The author stated that he had presented a procurement data repository to the government, which he claimed would make the procurements and purchase invoices of the state, municipalities, and welfare regions visible to all. He demanded more transparency in the use of public funds and competition in the market, and mentioned that the processing of the law would begin in parliament on the same day. https://t.co/NBKlUNWm5Y https://t.co/7DUZlMcdTg #avoimuus #hankinnat #eduskunta #FI (translated)

Tere Sammallahti described the SDP's actions in parliament as workplace bullying and claimed that the party had been slowing down and complicating parliamentary work under Krista Kiuru's leadership. According to him, such actions would not be accepted elsewhere. Sammallahti believed that Lindtman could comment on the matter but doubted the usefulness of the comment, as he assessed that Lindtman was no longer clearly leading the SDP. https://t.co/ZeixeEOq3g https://t.co/qCH783f3th #työpaikkakiusaaminen #SDP #Eduskunta (translated)

Petra Nyqvist wrote that there was its own integrated medical center in the parliament, where doctors, nurses, and physiotherapists treated decision-makers and other staff on-site. She mentioned that she had previously known one of the parliament's doctors and assessed that access to medical services for decision-makers was excellently organized in Finland. #terveydenhuolto #Suomi #eduskunta (translated)

Bijan Rezai Jahromi wrote that if the Finns Party does not win the 2027 parliamentary elections, Finland would, according to him, not progress for four years after the parliamentary term, but in the worst-case scenario, under the leadership of the National Coalition Party and the Social Democratic Party, could fall back 1,400 years in the current international situation. #Suomi #politiikka #eduskuntavaalit (translated)

Sture Fjäder wrote that when the war broke out, there would be the president, the commander of the defense forces, the army, the prime minister, the minister of defense, the government, and parliament in the country. According to him, Marin would have no place to return to, but at most a job at the front line as a logistics provider for the soldiers. Fjäder also questioned Marin's cooking skills. #demarit https://t.co/PFt52sNPEr #sota #puolustus #politikka (translated)

Mats Uotila claimed that the justifications presented to the Italian press were noble, but in his opinion, Sanna Marin had left politics immediately after the lost parliamentary elections. According to Uotila, Marin betrayed her voters because Finns did not want her to continue as prime minister, and the role of a regular member of parliament was not acceptable to her. https://t.co/Z2Nxz4yHBE #poliikka #Suomi #vaalit (translated)

Joakim Vigelius wrote that Antti Lindtman had reiterated the day before that the SDP ruled out cooperation with the Finns Party in all situations. According to Vigelius, voting for the Finns Party would therefore be the safest way to prevent the rise of the left in next spring's parliamentary elections. https://t.co/ElqZGbtC9C #Suomi #eduskuntavaalit #politiikka (translated)

Otto Juote wrote that, in his opinion, the YEL reform would not improve the situation for entrepreneurs during the current government term. He justified his view by saying that the law would not come into effect until 2028 and that it would not apply to any entrepreneur before the parliamentary elections in spring 2027. Juote argued that the timeline was politically intentional: according to him, the National Coalition Party could present itself as the initiator of the reform before the elections while avoiding responsibility for the consequences, which would only begin in the next term. He suspected that a blue-red government formed after the elections could annul or postpone the reform and anticipated that the SDP would demand its cancellation. Juote noted that no invoices based on the new model had yet been sent, nor had implementation decisions been made. According to him, the new parliament could repeal the law or postpone its entry into force with a simple legislative amendment, allowing the practices of the 2023 model to continue. He also questioned the information systems as an official basis for a delay extending to 2028 and assessed that the postponement would give the National Coalition Party the opportunity to leave the implementation of the reform to the next government. Juote claimed that the National Coalition Party did not want to reform YEL during any government term. #YEL #politiikka #uudistus (translated)