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Henri Vanhanen wrote that according to The New York Times, Trump's negotiators had suggested increasing the purchase of Russian gas by Europe as a way to get Russia to stop its invasion of Ukraine. Vanhanen asked what else the Trump administration could still offer Vladimir Putin. According to Vanhanen, Europe had bought Russian gas worth billions of euros before 2022, but the revenue and influence Russia gained, as well as Europe's energy dependence, did not prevent Putin from invading Ukraine. He believed that Europe had sought to rid itself of Russian energy because the dependency had proven to be a serious geopolitical mistake. Restoring that would, in his view, be a gift to Putin and a setback for European security. Vanhanen wrote that peace could not be built by making war profitable business. He urged Europe to make it clear to Washington that European security and energy policy should not be used as a commodity in negotiations with Putin. https://t.co/c6meL6mr1T #Trump #Putin #energia (translated)

Alex Günsberg wrote that, in his view, the expulsion of foreigners was generally seen as a solution to the EU's problems, even though he believed that foreigners were just a symptom. He described the administrative system as the actual cause of the problems and said that the incentives for those in power were leading to the continuous growth of central government. According to him, direct democracy beyond central government would correct these incentives. #SuoraDemokrati #EU #Maahanmuutto (translated)

Petteri Hietanen wrote that learning outcomes sharply declined in Finland and according to him the reason was unknown. He wondered how this was possible when there were over 800 people working in the OH, OKM, LVV, and Karvi, and criticized public administration. #Suomi #opetus #oppimistulokset (translated)

Jussi Mäkinen wrote that the controversy surrounding the Helsinki Pride community would fit better into context if it were stated that it is the local association of Seta in the capital region and the former HeSeta ry. According to him, the association was established to do social and youth work, not to organize marches or engage in commercial activities. Mäkinen mentioned that the founding meeting was held at the restaurant Gambrinus in Helsinki on November 29, 1990. Mäkinen estimated that after the Tahdon2013 campaign, successful people from the upper middle class became involved in the association's activities, and its public image changed. He described the development such that marketing-oriented activities were built on top of an organization based on community and volunteer work. According to him, as organizations grow, politicians and other actors often seek positions in their administration, who are not familiar with the organization's rules or seek to change them. Mäkinen wrote that, in his opinion, neither STEA nor its predecessor RAY funded Pride events, but rather social and youth work. He described the Pride event as a demonstration and a fundraising channel for the organization's core mission. Mäkinen criticized the actors he characterized as event producers for deciding to stop social and youth work if funding were cut, according to him. He concluded by asking whether similar actors would next turn to veteran organizations or the Lotta Svärd organization. #HelsinkiPride #Seta #sosiaalityö (translated)

Vesa Puttonen wrote that in his opinion the Financial Supervisory Authority had a bad day the day before: the prosecutor had withdrawn the indictment against Ermitage Partners and the administrative court had overturned the fine imposed on Alexandria. He referred to a headline published by Helsingin Sanomat on June 23, 2025, stating that a record number of sanctions had been imposed on the financial sector. #rahoitus #finanssi #sanktio (translated)

The representative targeted by the investigation, Ilhan Omar, says that the administration is attacking its political opponents. According to Omar, Trump has been making baseless lies about her and has directed smear campaigns against her for a decade. #IlhanOmar #Yhdysvallat #politiikka (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that Donald Trump's Russia policy may not have been guided by a coherent strategy. According to him, Trump made decisions one by one, seeking quick political gains, and then had to fix the consequences. In his assessment, Vanhanen linked Trump's diminished commitment to arming Ukraine, the energy price increases resulting from the war in Iran, and the recent diesel trade with Russia. He believed that trade could bolster the Russian economy and give Vladimir Putin a means to pressure Ukraine into halting strikes on Russia's oil refineries. Vanhanen also criticized Trump for condemning strikes that he claimed weakened Russia's war economy. Vanhanen noted that Trump’s administration had not sought significant new funding from Congress for arming Ukraine. According to him, previously agreed deliveries had continued, and European countries had purchased American weapons for Ukraine. He stated that Trump was not fundamentally on the side of Ukraine or Europe but was primarily pursuing his own interests. According to Vanhanen, Finland's security should not be built on the assumption that there is a plan behind Trump's decisions that would turn in favor of Europe. He urged preparedness for the possibility that U.S. aid could be delayed or smaller than expected, to strengthen the availability of defense equipment and air defense, and to deepen cooperation with Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Britain, Poland, and the Baltic countries. He also believed that Europe should be able to support Ukraine and maintain economic pressure on Russia by its own means. #Trump #Venäjä #Ukraina (translated)

Suvi-Anne Siimes wondered about the city council's decision. She noted that the city manages its own advertising spaces, but found it peculiar that the people in the city were treated, according to her, as subjects while the decision-makers made study trips abroad using fossil fuels. #kaupunkipolitiikka #ympäristö #kestävyys (translated)

Korson Jussi wrote that the Kokoomus-led HVA had hired a temporary personnel manager for 170,000 a year without a competition. According to him, the request for proposals was sent only to one person. He estimated that nothing would likely come of the issue: the National Audit Office could make a remark about the procedure, but otherwise the activities would continue. He described it as the way things are done in the country. https://t.co/lkvKf2hV54 #politiikka #hallinto #korruptio (translated)

In a protest organized in Moscow demanding the downfall of the tsar, Russian authorities detained at least 65 people, which shows how protests against President Putin's administration are increasing as a result of the Ukraine war's impact on Russian society. #Venäjä #Mielenosoitus #Kommunismi (translated)

Rami Kurimo wrote that the deportation of a Somali man convicted of murder and rape had been halted. According to him, the administrative court found that Migri could not decide on the deportation without first clarifying the grounds for the man's secondary protection revocation. Kurimo described secondary protection as possible for individuals who could be threatened with serious harm in their home country. He asked whether the man should be deported to Somalia if returning could cause him such harm. He cited IS as a source. #Somalia #Karkotukset #Maahanmuutto (translated)

Klaus proposed dividing Finland into two administrative regions based on whether the residents voted for left-wing or right-wing parties. He stated that the exact borders of the regions could be discussed, and mentioned that he was willing to move from the capital region to the north for the sake of the proposal. #Suomi #politiikka #hallinto (translated)

Why hasn't Nahom Hagos been deported? Those demanding deportation clearly don't grasp the kind of public sector employer we are dealing with. One person-year corresponds to about 1,600–1,700 working hours, and Hagos's entire bureaucratic path from the reception center to repeated criminal convictions and victim care has tied up an estimated 14–25 person-years of publicly funded work. Even entry, integration efforts, and the reception center phase consumed a couple of years of work, on top of which come the continuous handling of social assistance, substance abuse social work, and staff resources for shelters for the homeless. With the criminal history, the machinery was really set in motion: three extensive rape investigations, property and drug offenses, and escapes kept the police very busy. Prosecutors, several levels of the judiciary, public defenders, and interpreters in turn worked through about another person-year in the courtrooms. The largest share of the workload comes from incarceration. Daily monitoring, administration, and prison healthcare average about 0.6–0.8 person-years per inmate per year, which, together with long sentences and probation supervision, amounts to 4–6.5 person-years. However, Hagos's widest impact is through the victims: acute hospital care for fractures, forensic examinations, years of trauma therapy, victim support services, and assistance for elderly victims with diminished functionality demand as much as 3–5 person-years from public healthcare and social services. The authority chain caused by a single man thus corresponds at best to the annual total work contribution of a small agency or department. From the perspective of public sector demand, Hagos is a rapacious gold mine. Such a man cannot be deported! #karkottaminen #julkinensektori #rikollisuus (translated)