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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)

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)

Jesse Rauhamo wrote that Finland would use 1,034,000,000 euros for development aid in 2026, which he claimed would amount to 2.83 million euros per day and 118,000 euros per hour. He compared the sum to Finnish families with children, who he said were counting their euros in stores, to elderly people waiting for care, and to the state's increasing borrowing. Rauhamo asked when Finland had become the social office of the whole world. #suomi #kehitysapuu #talous (translated)

The author claimed that the Finns he described as war hawks were trying to get citizens to support the continuation of the war in Ukraine to the last man and to reject the peace proposals of 2022 or similar proposals. He wrote that hundreds of thousands of people had already died in the war. #Ukraina #rauha #sota #FI #UA (translated)

Elina Hiltunen wrote that the Finns Party should justify its immigration concerns more clearly and calmly, and rely on facts. According to her, many Finns perceived the party's anti-immigration stance as racism, even though, in her opinion, the party should communicate that it defends the whole of Finland instead of immigrants. Hiltunen argued that a free and equal Finnish society would cease to exist if immigration, particularly from Muslim countries, continued as it is. Hiltunen estimated that the party's swearing, provocation, and the communication style she described as “rude” might drive away educated supporters. She also urged so-called “hidden supporters,” especially members of the National Coalition Party, to either join the Finns Party or strive to change their own party's line. According to Hiltunen, the party should not only seek support from those who already agree with them but also help Finns understand the basis of their politics. #maahanmuutto #keskustelu #Suomi (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)

Henri Vanhanen appealed to the President of the Republic and the Council of State to prepare without delay a joint, public and up-to-date security situation assessment for Finns regarding the threats from Russia, preparedness for them, and responses to them. He stated that he had repeatedly proposed such an assessment. Vanhanen wrote that Finland's intelligence services and European authorities had warned about Russia's sabotage and influence operations. According to him, Europe had seen sabotage projects targeting the defense industry, drone disturbances, assassination plans, and serious airspace violations. He added that according to the Security Police, possible sabotage targets had been identified in Finland. Vanhanen believed that serious sabotage or other hostile influence by Russia could also happen in Finland, and in his view, discussion should not be postponed until the first serious strike. He hoped that the assessment would convey the seriousness of the threats, the actions taken to counter them, and citizens' own preparedness measures. Additionally, Vanhanen suggested that the assessment explain Finland's actions together with its allies in serious disturbance situations, as well as the support offered by NATO membership, intelligence cooperation, and joint operational possibilities. He justified his proposal with the need for transparency and trust and expressed his hope that the government leadership would address it without delay. #turvallisuus #suomi #venäjä (translated)

Joakim Vigelius estimated that lowering the distribution obligation as early as spring would have reflected in fuel prices and that the state's revenue side would not have deteriorated at the same time. He said that if government partners did not show flexibility in the matter, the consequences of inaction would fall on millions of Finnish drivers. https://t.co/qtnVZQEjwf #autot #polttoaine #Suomi (translated)

Havukka-aho wrote to Pia Kauma that the matter was dismissed because no savings were proposed as a countermeasure. He believed that every Finnish person knew the solution was unfair. Additionally, he criticized the recipients for not being flexible regarding the zero-impact climate goal related to gasoline, but instead wanting to bind the Finnish people to it. #Suomi #ilmastopolitiikka #oikeudenmukaisuus (translated)

Timo Ruotsalainen asked why Finland was still accepting students into the IT sector, who according to him arrived with their families in food queues. He claimed that there had not been a shortage of labor in the IT sector for a long time and that Finnish people also ended up unemployed. https://t.co/0ZcVdHfXVo #ITala #työvoimapula #Suomi (translated)

Otto Juote wrote that the citizenship test assesses whether an applicant for citizenship other than Finnish has sufficient knowledge and skills to obtain citizenship if other conditions are met. He suggested that anyone could perhaps become a Kurd, but Finns are a people, and a passport or language skills alone do not make a person Finnish. #kansalaisuus #Suomi #monikulttuurisuus (translated)

Antero Paljakka OLY wrote that the pension contribution indicated on the pay slip was 7.3 percent, whereas in reality, according to him, 25.5 percent of the salary went to it. He described the practice as a tax technical deception stemming from the legacy of the 1993 recession and claimed that naming over two-thirds of the contribution as the employer's share led Finns to perceive pension security as inexpensive. According to Paljakka, pension contributions reduced the employee's purchasing power and gross salary, and the employer viewed the total cost as the price of the employee. He asked how long people would accept that a quarter of the value of work went into the system without them having a say in how the funds were used. #eläkkeet #palkka #verotus (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)