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Kristina Kivinen wrote that the president of Somalia had welcomed Somalis to Somalia. She estimated that dual citizens would integrate there better than in Finland and justified this with religion, Sharia law, and language. According to Kivinen, there would be no racism, True Finns, snow, winter, or dogs in Somalia, but Kela benefits would be lacking. #Somalia #Kansalaisuus #Integraatio (translated)

Riku-Mikael Leppänen asked Sukkolalta which country and by what means integration had been successful. He also questioned why people should want individuals from other nations and foreign cultures in their country, and asked whether Finland was not a nation-state. #kotoutuminen #Suomi #kansallisvaltio (translated)

Martin Paasi said that he finally got into the traditional media with a sort of personal profile piece. He wrote that those public servants in office during the season had to be happy with what they got, even though others had what he referred to as actual personal stories. #media #uutiset #iloinen (translated)

The article examines the claim made by Member of Parliament Mari Holopainen that many 70-year-old Finns suffer from dementia, and presents research data indicating that diagnosed dementia patients accounted for approximately 3.1 percent of Finns aged 65–74 in 2021. #Muistisairaudet #Alzheimer #Ikääntyminen (translated)

Tuukka Kuru wrote that European nations had formed from the merging of the same ancestral populations, which he believed explained their similar phenotypes and genetic relatedness. He added that 90 percent of the genes of Finns were the same as those of other Europeans, although Finns had genetic peculiarities. Kuru asked how it could be concluded, in his opinion, that nations and races that had never lived there should be deliberately settled in Europe and Finland. #Eurooppa #kansat #geneettika (translated)

Non-fiction writer Ari Haasio said that there would be no Finns without immigration. He described Finland's story as a narrative of its people: they had changed both society and the notion of Finnishness, and they did not remain stagnant. https://t.co/JVAY5tRSDC #maahanmuutto #Suomi #kulttuuri #FI (translated)

Kalle Saarela commented that Sanna Marin said she would be available in an emergency, for example, if Russia were to attack Finland. Saarela criticized Marin disparagingly and claimed that she imagined herself to be a divine gift to the Finnish people. According to him, in a crisis situation, it would be better if Marin were far away from Finland. https://t.co/VMu2ZUYu3e #kriisi #Suomi #Venäjä (translated)

Tuomo Saarni asked the True Finns and the National Coalition Party whether this was a proposal that had taken three and a half years to refine. He mentioned that he was desperate about the actions of the right-wing parties and claimed that even a shouting vote held in X would produce better laws. Saarni urged the parties to be ashamed and added that, in his opinion, they would not know how to do that. https://t.co/RjxK41JfOx #politiikka #Suomi #kansalaiset (translated)

Yaron Nadbornik criticized Heikki Hiilamo's column published in Yleisradio, stating that it presented a one-sided image connecting the actions of Israel's leadership, Finnish Christian groups, and Minister Antti Häkkänen's visit to the structures of oppression. Nadbornik argued that the column's treatment of Israel and Zionism made Jews collectively responsible and expanded the criticism to also include Israel's supporters and Jews in general. According to Nadbornik, Hiilamo's text divided the parties into white and Christian oppressors and non-white and Muslim victims. He said this framing overlooked the Jewish roots, history, and vulnerability in the Middle East, as well as the fact that millions of people from various backgrounds lived in Israel. He also believed that the framework wrongly fit the conflict into a narrative of Western colonialism and racism and presented Israel as a refuge for a people without another homeland. Nadbornik wrote that the prejudices against Jews were based on their otherness. He noted that studies had shown that Jews living in the diaspora were unjustly held accountable for the actions of the state of Israel. He argued that Hiilamo's rhetoric, which connected Christian groups and ministerial visits with the suffering in Gaza, reinforced this framework. Nadbornik recalled the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, describing it as a massacre involving rapes, mutilations, and the abduction of civilians, including babies, festival-goers, and the elderly, into Israel. He called it the largest single act of violence against Jews since the Holocaust. According to Nadbornik, Hiilamo overlooked the fact that Hamas and Hezbollah openly sought the destruction of Israel in connection with Israel's military actions. He believed that framing the terror attack merely as a security threat or comparing it to Russia's invasion of Ukraine ignored the rights of Israeli citizens to exist and be protected. https://t.co/PFvBFdaoiQ #Israel #Juutalaiset #Rasismi (translated)

The author wrote that the main guarantor of security was supposed to "trade" Ukraine to increase his chances of victory in "some Kansas." He added that fortunately he likes Poland, and in international politics, friendship counts the most. #Polska #Ukraina #bezpieczeństwo (translated)

Joni Juusela wrote that inheritance tax was one of the most harmful taxes in Finland and should be abolished. Working in the financial sector, he stated that he could see its practical disadvantages and said that Finland needed family businesses committed to growing in the country from generation to generation. Juusela believed that the impact on public finances should be considered when abolishing the tax, as government bond rates were rising globally, in his opinion. He warned of a repeat of the situation in Britain following Truss's mini-budget, when large unfunded tax cuts spooked the bond markets. To secure financing, he suggested cutting development aid and removing the tax exemption for foundations and associations. Juusela reminded that small inheritances were tax-free at that time. If inheritance tax were to be replaced with capital gains tax, he believed that the change should not drastically tighten the taxation of small inheritances, for example when selling old apartments. He proposed protective measures during the transition, such as a tax deferral right similar to Sweden's or deemed acquisition costs, so that the middle class could also have the opportunity to build wealth that spans generations. #perintövero #perheyritykset #kansankapitalismi (translated)

Mats Uotila wrote that the research confirmed, according to him, that Finns did not want the tax increases advocated by the left-wing opposition. He stated that 54 percent of Finns supported the option where at least two-thirds of the adjustments in public finances would be made through spending cuts. https://t.co/qAhlsQ56FU #Suomi #politiikka #verotus (translated)

Laura Korpinen wrote that in her opinion Volodymyr Zelensky's term had ended when Donald Trump stated his position, and that Ukraine would make peace. She urged Finnish decision-makers to limit the damage they had already caused and to humble themselves so that Finns would not suffer any more due to the elite's inability to stay away from great power disputes. #Ukraina #rauha #politiikka (translated)