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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 fuel support package is almost a complete flop. Antti Lindtman, the chairman of the SDP, who appeared on MTV's "Asian Ytimessä" program, says that the government has not been able to respond to the rising costs of everyday life for Finns. #SDP #Polttoaine #Politiikka (translated)

Onni Rostila asked whether the coalition between the National Coalition Party and the Swedish People's Party had started leaking lies about the government's negotiations to the media and whether this possibly related to the feedback received about the fuel package. He assessed that this did not bode well for the latter part of the government term. #politiikka #hallitus #UudenmaanVaali (translated)

Finnish News reported that Interior Minister Mari Rantanen wanted to temporarily stop immigration. According to the publication, Rantanen would have tightened work and study-based immigration during the next term. https://t.co/GUo4UMeNsj #maahanmuutto #sisäpolitiikka #Suomi (translated)

Roni Arvonen reminded that, in his opinion, the government had not done anything for the YEL system. He wrote that the changes would not come into effect until the beginning of 2028 and that there were still significant deficiencies. According to Arvonen, the greatest uncertainty concerned the passage of the entire reform, and he estimated that the social democratic-led government would likely reject it. #YEL #uudistus #poliikka (translated)

Jari Sarasvuo wrote that in socialism, people's bills were paid with others' money, even though the benefits decreased and costs increased. According to him, the broad consequences of politics could be understood by observing cause-and-effect relationships without unreasonable reading or seeing the world. Sarasvuo mentioned that Marin's government paid large amounts of his family's electricity bills and said that it was not right. #sosialismi #politiikka #talous (translated)

According to the Daily Bureaucrat, Yle had hired lobbying companies to promote its objectives related to the government program. He wrote that the objectives included securing Yle's abundant funding and that the company would not have to disclose under the Publicity Act how it uses its money. https://t.co/d08IF3ZnAd #Yleisradio #lobbaminen #julkisuuslaki (translated)

The Daily Bureaucrat wrote, referring to information received from within the government, that the National Coalition Party would have been willing to lower the distribution obligation just like the Finns Party. According to him, the Swedish People's Party and Anders Adlercreutz, however, adhered to the principle agreed upon in the coalition negotiations, according to which the government program cannot be deviated from without unanimous consent. According to the Daily Bureaucrat, the Swedish People's Party did not give its consent and was thus responsible for the prices paid by drivers at gas stations. #politiikka #hallitus #Suomi (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)

Now there is good news in the sense that an agreement has been reached, Multala said. There is no room for large tax cuts. Other quick and impactful measures are not available right now, Minister Multala admitted at a press conference that the actions are only reflected very little in pump prices. I can't say what caused the change of mind. It is important that there is funding for the actions, and I have at least tried to bring these solutions to the table, Multala commented. #polttoaineet #hallitus #bensakiista (translated)

The government has reached an agreement on regulating fuel prices, which includes 30 million euros in support and tax incentives for the transport and agricultural sectors, but according to Minister Multala, the measures have little impact on consumer prices. #polttoaineet #hallitus #bensakiista (translated)

Roni Arvonen compared the actions of the SDP and the National Coalition Party regarding the YEL issue. According to him, the legislative changes made by the SDP came into effect during its term, while the changes announced by the National Coalition Party would not take effect until 2028. Arvonen demanded that the National Coalition Party enact the changes immediately and claimed that the party hates entrepreneurs. #YEL #Kokoomus #SDP (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)

Juha Korhonen criticized the government's dispute over fuel prices and tax reductions. According to him, it was about 60 million euros, and there were no plans to reduce the distribution obligation. Korhonen compared the situation to the 300 million euros sent to Ukraine less than a month earlier, which he claimed ended up in a corruption-fueling system without a similar dispute. He stated that diesel fuel still cost over 2.5 euros per liter and described the situation as the position of Finns in Finland. #polttoaine #Suomi #hallitus (translated)

Petteri Vaara criticized the government's decision to grant a 150 million euro tax support to Anglo American's subsidiary, Sakati, through Business Finland. According to him, the value of the metal deposits located in Viiankiaapa in Sodankylä, a Natura 2000 area, was tens of billions of euros: about 15 billion euros for copper and over ten billion euros for nickel, gold, and palladium. Vaara believed that the mining company would receive the extracted metals and the vast majority of the economic benefits, while the risks of the project would remain with nature and taxpayers. Vaara wrote that the state was preparing and partly funding mining projects but handed the responsibility for leading them to multinational companies. He also criticized the National Coalition Party member of parliament, Pia Kauma, who stated that protected nature calmed and comforted people, but metals were needed for batteries and electrical cables. Vaara mentioned that Sakati had met with several ministers, their assistants, and members of parliament and had used consultants from the law firm Borenius. Vaara claimed that 79 percent of Finns opposed mining in nature conservation areas. According to him, the government was pushing for the project to gain the status of an EU strategic raw materials initiative to expedite the permitting process. He also criticized Anglo American's plans to purchase old-growth forests in Inari and to restore drained wetlands to replace Viiankiaapa. Vaara referred to a statement from the Permit and Supervision Agency, which indicated that the actions proposed by the company were insufficient to mitigate the environmental harm of the project as required by the nature directive. https://t.co/spQ6nEoAhG #Suomi #Luonto #Kaivosteollisuus (translated)

Tuulia Alanko criticized the actions of the National Coalition Party and called its stance contradictory. According to her, a Coalition minister had suggested that a ban on social media would stop rapes committed by immigrants and described members of the Finns Party as incapable of understanding this. Alanko stated that the Finns Party, on the other hand, wanted to limit immigration. Alanko claimed that a Coalition influencer had tried to shift the blame for not making Tiitinen's list public onto Rantanen while simultaneously accusing the Finns Party of opposing all things good and beautiful. She criticized the influencer for being unable to assess the actions of their own party and wondered whether voters had expected more from the Coalition. According to Alanko, the Coalition had blamed the Finns Party for the failure of the fuel issue the next day, even though the Prime Minister had promised to explore all options. She also wrote that the Coalition had complained about their government partner putting obstacles in their way and concluded that the party’s optimism campaign had produced optimists. #Kokoomus #Politiikka #Maahanmuutto (translated)