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Onni Rostila wrote that it was no surprise that Kaikkonen or the Centre Party were not enthusiastic about cooperation with the right-wing parties, as in his view, the party's stance was fragmented. Rostila assessed that the Centre Party was vulnerable to a leftist takeover and considered that the party's resistance did not seem convincing. https://t.co/4UxT9dFFro #politiikka #keskusta #Suomi (translated)

Harri Vuorenpää wrote that Riikka Purra was increasingly seen as the favorite for the next prime minister. According to him, 24 percent of entrepreneurs and representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises nominated Purra as their favorite. Petteri Orpo from the National Coalition Party was supported by 15 percent, Antti Kaikkonen from the Centre Party by nine percent, and Antti Lindtman from the Social Democratic Party by seven percent. #poliikka #Suomi #pääministeri (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that it was difficult to say whether Germany's Alice Weidel and France's Marine Le Pen were imitators of Donald Trump or sympathizers of Vladimir Putin, and according to him, the difference may not necessarily have mattered for the outcome. He mentioned that Weidel had declared the war in Ukraine a defeat and demanded an end to Germany's support, while Le Pen wanted to limit France's financial support to Ukraine. According to Vanhanen, politicians aiming for power in Europe's large countries had a short-sighted attitude towards Russia, European history, and security. He warned Finland not to assume that the rest of Europe would inevitably follow the same path as Finland. He did not consider the AfD's entry into the German federal government in the coming years to be likely but assessed that the strengthening of political forces like the party would pose serious security policy problems. Vanhanen also wrote that the Kremlin was monitoring Europe's electoral calendars. According to him, Putin would have no reason to rush negotiations if he believed that Ukraine's supporters would be replaced by leaders who were less sympathetic to Ukraine. Vanhanen noted that Europe's center-right parties had not responded in a timely manner to citizens' immigration concerns, which had allowed room for radical alternatives. He viewed the problem not as a demand for stricter immigration policies, but in that these movements were also bringing to power forces that represented admiration for authoritarianism, opposition to Ukraine, and sympathy for Russia. He assessed that decisions about Europe's security would be made both on the battlefields of Ukraine and in European elections, emphasizing that this should also be understood in Finland. https://t.co/3s94O0WUiT #Eurooppa #Politiikka #Turvallisuus (translated)

Sebastian Tynkkynen wrote to Antti Kaikkonen that the Centre Party supported the decision made in Helsinki to ask the Ministry of Transport and Communications for an investigation into the introduction of congestion charges. He commented that one gets what they allow with their choices and considered it good that Kaikkonen had aligned with the Finns Party. Tynkkynen added that, in his view, the same was happening in many matters across all parties. https://t.co/NbE1AqyMb0 #Helsinki #ruuhkamaksut #politiikka (translated)

Jorma X, a longtime voter of the National Coalition Party, wrote that he did not like the "but when the Finns" campaign. According to him, the campaign backfired badly because, in his opinion, it was not possible to sell images in X. As an example, he mentioned the Centre Party, which he said was continuously making mistakes with incomprehensible statements. #politiikka #Suomi #vaalit (translated)

Mikael Lith wrote that, in his opinion, the center of Helsinki has become more unpleasant in recent years, especially on weekend evenings. He described loud and swearing groups of people, individuals under the influence of substances, and rundown places. According to Lith, there was an increasing need for police and security guards, and he estimated that it wouldn't be long before Helsinki would become Finland's Birmingham. #Helsinki #yhteiskunta #kulttuuri (translated)

Pjotr Debatt considered HS's writing a proper and fairly straightforward statement against face-covering cloaks. According to him, leftist parties often prioritized solidarity towards immigrants over women's rights, while moderate centrists and liberal circles remained silent to avoid allegations of capitulating. #naistenoikeudet #maahanmuutto #politiikka (translated)

Leena Pihanurmi criticized the allocation of tax funds to the close circles she described and wrote that money was collected at coffee and pastry meetings. According to her, eight members of parliament and three members of the European Parliament served as chairpersons of the boards of organizations receiving STEA funding: four from the SDP, two from the Left, two from the Greens, two from the National Coalition, and one from the Centre. #järjestörälssi #VeronmaksajanKukkarolla https://t.co/fp5Qnipiks #järjestörälssi #verovarat #tuki (translated)

Hannu Järvinen wrote that he found it strange to think that banning driving and filling the center with construction pits would reduce people's desire to go there. He added that he would not have believed this would happen. https://t.co/vdkU1pQKga #autoilu #rakentaminen #kaupunkisuunnittelu (translated)

Sture Fjäder described the speeches of the chairperson of the SDP as arrogant boasting. According to him, the Centre Party could not enter a government like that of 2019 with its current support, as it would be suicide for the party. Fjäder also assessed that the third-place National Coalition Party could not join a blue-red government, as its support would further decline. #vaalit2027 https://t.co/BkIrQe5Sot #vaalit #politiikka #Suomi (translated)

The Daily Bureaucrat asked whether bike paths should be built in downtown Helsinki, car lanes blocked, and palms planted. He wrote that the appeal of the city center had collapsed and that it was Pia Svensk's task to reverse this trend. https://t.co/L19cMrj3N3 #Helsinki #kaupunkisuunnittelu #pyöräily (translated)

Indeed, it is quite a shock for middle-aged people today and those younger than them. It is important to understand that not everyone has the health to work until the age of 70, not at all, and not everyone has the stamina for it. Some may manage, though. The leader of the Center Party, Antti Kaikkonen, stated that his party opposes a systematic increase of the retirement age to 70 years. #eläke #muistisairaudet #politiikka (translated)

Pentti Alajoki wrote that all Finnish MEPs from the National Coalition Party, the Greens, the Swedish People's Party, the Left Alliance, and the Social Democratic Party voted in favor of the approval of the packaging directive. According to him, two representatives from the Finns Party and Mauri Pekkarinen from the Centre Party voted against it. Alajoki criticized that this was how Finland was defended in the EU. #EU #Suomi #politiikka (translated)

Sture Fjäder described the situation as sad to see from a National Coalition Party perspective and said that the National Coalition was in third place due to its own mistakes. According to him, the True Finns were in second place and could rise above 17 percent in the next poll. Fjäder stated that the National Coalition could not enter into a blue-red government: in his view, the alternatives were the opposition or a government that would include the True Finns, the National Coalition, the Centre Party, the Christian Democrats, and the Swedish People's Party. #vaalit2027 https://t.co/oDPgXU9BMM #vaalit #politiikka #Suomi (translated)

Jari Mäkäräinen criticized Yle for often choosing female journalists to incite moral panic, according to him. He interpreted Yle's analysis as showing that support for the National Coalition Party among women had dropped to 12 percent and that the Finns Party had surpassed this party. However, according to Mäkäräinen, women were not punishing the National Coalition Party for its policies but for its austerity measures, and men were supporting the state. Mäkäräinen believed that the decline in women's support was due to the impact of budget cuts on sectors predominantly employing women, such as social services, organizations, and public services. In his view, this did not make the cuts unjust, but rather highlighted their effects. He mentioned the Social Democratic Party, the Left Alliance, and the Centre Party as the most popular parties among women and claimed that the left proposed tax increases amounting to nine billion euros. According to Mäkäräinen, the costs of these increases would fall on men who work overtime, start businesses, and pay progressive taxes. Mäkäräinen assessed that the issue for the National Coalition Party was its attempt to soften difficult decisions, while the Finns Party spoke about the same issues more directly. He argued that men were underrepresented in the care sector and overrepresented in dangerous jobs, entrepreneurship, and at the high end of the tax revenue spectrum. In his opinion, the National Coalition Party should maintain its stance even if it lost some female support, as this could help it win over voters who support the sustainability of the state. https://t.co/DfwLyPN03s #Politiikka #NaistenOikeudet #Taloustieto (translated)

Anatoli Karatammi stated that he had asked an artificial intelligence about the voting in Finland that has sparked discussions and its consequences, such as the bottle return issues. According to him, the artificial intelligence responded that only representatives of the Finns Party opposed the vote, and that representatives from the National Coalition Party, the Social Democrats, the Centre Party, and the Greens voted in favor of it. https://t.co/BJgKSkTM42 #Suomi #äänestys #tekoäly (translated)