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Saara Huhtasaari interpreted the raised eyebrows, large eyes, and open mouth as indicative of cognitive dissonance. She wrote that a person defending immigration and asylum seekers had asked in France why the rioters acted that way, and had received a shove in response. Huhtasaari described the rioters as Islam-leftist and pro-Palestinian and claimed they had destroyed places. Huhtasaari called such empathy "suicidal empathy" and argued that it did not take into account the intentions or reciprocity of the recipient. According to her, the identity of a "good person" could lead people to vote for the same party despite the riots, and maintaining and projecting beliefs overshadowed the facts. According to Huhtasaari, the mainstream media framed the events as student protests, but reality emerged nonetheless. She wrote that change would only begin when a person could admit that immigration had not worked. #maahanmuutto #kognitiivinendissonanssi #mediakritiikki (translated)

Jouko S. considered the news great and urged to ensure that the Finns Party would be the largest party in the next elections and that the ir_rkp would become the prime minister. He described this as the only correct and most sensible choice. https://t.co/tlwLMCb3Ia #Politiikka #Vaalit #Suomi (translated)

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)

Sture Fjäder wrote that his party's result was terrible and support could only be turned around, according to him, by the chairman's announcement that the National Coalition Party would not join a blue-red government on April 18, 2027. Otherwise, according to his estimate, the Finns Party would go its own way and the National Coalition Party would place third in the elections. #vaalit2027 https://t.co/RFhWyZOBDu #vaalit #Kokoomus #politiikka (translated)

Kaisaleena Koiranen criticized the actions of long-time Green Party activist Aki Hyötynmaa, saying that it was not the best way to promote the party's cause. She justified her assessment by stating that, according to her, the party was mainly voted for by women. https://t.co/gk9Utp6kuS #politiikka #vihreät #naistenoikeudet (translated)

Sture Fjäder stated that he opposes the current immigration policy and wants immigration to be reduced to zero. He said he has criticized his party, the KOK, for its stumbling in the year 2026 and has received messages urging him not to act against the party and to reconsider his statements about immigration. Fjäder described the situation as sad and said he defends freedom of speech. #politiikka https://t.co/fYRFuBanjX #maahanmuutto #politiikka #sananvapaus (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)

Suvi-Anne Siimes pondered whether it was a good thing that the parties were drafting goal programs on different topics, and stated that each of them deserved a discussion that examined the overall picture without bias. According to her, merely settling for rhetorical criticism was not beneficial for anyone. #politiikka #keskustelu #tavoitteet (translated)

Hannu Järvinen wrote that the National Coalition Party had a good opportunity in Espoo to demonstrate how the party's new immigration-critical line was reflected in decision-making. He mentioned that the city's budget negotiations would begin soon and that the National Coalition Party would wield the greatest voting power in those discussions. According to Järvinen, the party also led the Espoo City Council and the city government, and it would soon be seen whether actions matched the rhetoric. #Espoo #maahanmuutto #kokoomus (translated)

Minja Koskela presents a major reform to the state economy to the Left Alliance party council, according to which the framework procedure for the state budget should be changed to also consider the revenue side and to moderate the adjustment amounts. #valtiontalous #Vasemmistoliitto #talouspolitiikka (translated)

Petra Nyqvist wondered whether the previously expressed division by the Finns Party that led to the party's split into the "nasty" and "blue" factions had also spread to the National Coalition Party. According to her, there seemed to be an attempt to oust cultured bourgeois values from the party. Nyqvist questioned what the point would be in having two right-wing parties that are both "nasty," which would share core ideas of opposing immigration and attitudes towards racism. She doubted whether there would be enough anti-foreigner voters for two large parties, which she described as being empty in content. #politiikka #maahanmuutto #rasismi (translated)

Sture Fjäder wrote that he was pleased that his party, the National Coalition Party, had noticed the issue six months before the elections. He would have hoped for a program at the beginning of the electoral term and assessed that it could have been stricter. #maahanmuutto https://t.co/BhqOuLuZ7U #Kokoomus #vaalit #politiikka (translated)

Sture Fjäder wrote that, according to him, the support for his party was catastrophically low. He stated that he opposed red-blue cooperation and claimed that the Social Democrats wanted to tighten taxes. According to Fjäder, a tweet he found hinted that a decision had already been made about the party's shift to red-blue cooperation. He asked if the intention was for the party's support to drop to 12 percent, and responded that apparently that was the case. #vaalit2027 https://t.co/YVSaBNwGBR #politiikka #vaalit #kannatus (translated)

The Finns Party wrote that development aid had been an issue for many parties that they did not want to cut, but according to the party, taxpayer funding could not have unlimited use. The party reported on the changes made under the leadership of Foreign Trade and Development Minister Ville Tavio and announced that cuts to development aid amounted to a total of 1.34 billion euros. According to it, programs in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Kenya, and Mozambique had been discontinued. The party also stated that development aid was no longer automatic: the Somalia program had been suspended due to problems with repatriation cooperation. In addition, it was emphasized in development cooperation that more emphasis was placed on Finland's interests and the opportunities for Finnish companies in the world. #ps #perussuomalaiset #kehitysapu #kehitysapu #suomi #politiikka (translated)

Otto Juote wrote that it would be important to clarify and publish the names of those members of the National Coalition Party who, according to him, pressured and threatened Otto Meri to remove the public name list he had shared. Juote claimed that after Meri brought the scandal to public attention, some of his party colleagues decided to make an example out of him. #politiikka #skandaali #demokratia (translated)

Saara Huhtasaari asked whether Finns had begun to wake up to the fact that, according to her, Trump had said that Volodymyr Zelensky was ruining Ukraine and that Alice Weidel's support for Ukraine from Germany should be stopped. She criticized the ongoing discussion in Finland, in which, according to her, the use of tax money for Ukraine was justified, and it was suggested that the war in Ukraine was Finland's war and Ukraine was fighting on Finland's behalf. Huhtasaari believed this was not the case and stated that Finland should remain neutral and only offer peace negotiations. She mentioned that she was still waiting for Finns to understand this. #Suomi #Ukraina #Politiikka (translated)

Arto Koskelo regarded the National Coalition Party and Atte Kaleva's immigration list as good. He stated that trust would be tested if the National Coalition Party had to implement the list with Petteri Orpo as prime minister again. Otherwise, it would be, according to him, a matter of an election list and a distraction from the party leadership. #maahanmuutto #vaalit #luottamus (translated)

Samppa Granlund wrote that he estimated the support bubble of the National Coalition Party was about to burst, as the party had shifted towards a more blue-red direction according to him. He believed that the party's decisions relied heavily on ideas borrowed from the Greens and that in Brussels, they were following the left's lead. Granlund also mentioned blue-red lobbyists who had moved from the Social Democratic Party to the National Coalition Party, such as Jungner. According to Granlund, the party's right-leaning views had become scarce and their proponents few. He assessed that the climate debate and the hype around the blue-red alliance were overshadowing this message. He claimed that many were therefore moving to more right-leaning parties, even though the right was a marginal phenomenon in Finland. Granlund described the National Coalition Party as a differently colored social democratic party and said that many were avoiding it because there were no guarantees about the party's future direction. #kokoomus #politiikka #Suomi (translated)