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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)

The day's Bureaucrat described the political situation in the United States as tragicomic. According to him, the Democrats could have won the presidential election by nominating a candidate who was conventional in intellect and demeanor, but they failed to do so. #politiikka #Yhdysvallat #presidentinvaalit (translated)

Suvi-Anne Siimes wrote that Hiilamo's comment was related to the reporting on Israel and its situation, as well as to the broader discussion. She considered it important that Hiilamo was able to express his views, but believed that Yle should actively give space to writers with differing opinions. #IsraelinTilanne #Uutisointi #Keskustelu (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)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that the agreement announced by Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin to bring millions of tons of Russian diesel to the global market would be very bad news for Ukraine. According to Vanhanen, the arrangement would give Russia new opportunities to earn from energy exports, even though its war of aggression in Ukraine would continue. Vanhanen assessed that the agreement could help Russia mitigate the economic impacts of the strikes on Ukraine's oil refineries. He wrote that the strikes had caused problems and fuel shortages for Russia. In his view, facilitating Russia's energy exports would also reduce the pressure on Putin to negotiate an end to the war. Vanhanen considered it possible that the promised deliveries might not materialize, as he claimed Russia's refining capacity had suffered from the strikes. Vanhanen speculated that Trump was aiming for lower fuel prices in the United States before the midterm elections, but questioned the agreement's impact on prices. He also found the political message of the agreement concerning: in his view, the Kremlin could present it as evidence that Russia is not isolated and that the U.S. president is willing to do business with it. According to Vanhanen, the agreement could place Ukraine's strikes on Russia's oil industry in conflict with Washington's fuel price objectives. He urged Europe to prepare for greater responsibility in supporting Ukraine and pressuring Russia, and maintained that Russia's war economy should not be helped to recover. https://t.co/gpRe9acHoW #Ukraina #Venäjä #Trump (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that the Ilta-Sanomat news about Jaakko Laakso's communication with the Turkish foreign minister reminded him of his trip to Ankara with Mika Aaltola in February 2023. Vanhanen said they had discussed at that time the obstacles and opportunities regarding Finland's NATO membership ratification. Vanhanen stated that based on their assessments from the discussions, Turkey was clearly more positive towards Finland's membership than Sweden's, and that a separate pathway could be opened for Finland. They had made their assessment public and raised the possibility that Finland could advance if necessary before Sweden. According to Vanhanen, the assessment turned out to be correct. He noted that at that time they were not aware that Laakso had already met with the Turkish foreign minister the previous spring and expressed his opposition to Finland's NATO membership. Vanhanen wrote that Laakso's actions raised serious questions: in his view, opposing NATO membership was the right of every Finn, but conveying anti-membership views directly to the Turkish foreign minister was a different matter. Vanhanen believed that the events related to Finland's NATO membership deserved clarification, especially when they raised difficult questions about Finnish actions. https://t.co/XGptAqzYmF #Suomi #Nato #Turkki (translated)

Edvard Vapaamieli claimed that Finland was deliberately being driven towards electricity and food shortages, unrest, diseases, economic collapse, and war. He wrote that in his opinion, the situation could only be explained by a power grab and the fact that the state leadership was implementing a foreign agenda. https://t.co/JG2VKzE2je #Suomi #kriisi #valtapolitiikka (translated)

Juho Hirvelä wrote that, in his opinion, the use of Bovaer continued in Denmark and many wanted to know the status of the substance in Finland. He referred to a news article published by Yle in February 2026, which stated that Valio had suspended the trial of the Bovaer feed additive. According to Hirvelä, Valio stated at that time that the reason for the suspension was the reassessment of the substance initiated by the European Food Safety Authority, EFSA. Hirvelä mentioned that he had asked Valio whether Bovaer was still under trial or if the company was planning to restart the trial. He also inquired whether Valio had considered replacing the substance with another feed additive and whether new information had been obtained from EFSA's investigation. Hirvelä said he would return to the matter once Valio responded. #Bovaer #Elintarviketurvallisuus #Tanska (translated)

Jari Sarasvuo criticized the government's actions as slow and insufficient in the face of the country's threatening situation. He wrote that the right-wing had expected the government to take a more vigorous and dynamic approach and to show more courage. According to him, the correction of YEL was still a thing of the future. Sarasvuo also accused the government of coddling a privileged elite and questioned why the support for the Finns Party was growing and at whose expense. He admitted that the government had done a lot of good, but said it was no longer enough. Sarasvuo wrote that the abolishment of the National Agency for Education would have sent a message that wrongdoing has consequences. He praised the decision to end political harassment strikes as a good start and urged the government to continue on the same path, to act more quickly, and to move more boldly to the right. #politiikka #koulutus #tulevaisuus (translated)

Representatives of the government left the social welfare and health committee meeting, which led to a decision not being made on the progress of the citizens' initiative regarding euthanasia, and Krista Kiuru criticized the situation as a gimmick. #Eutanasia #Politiikka #Kansalaisaloite (translated)

Otto Meri mentioned that he had visited the residents of Heka's senior housing the day before. According to him, the residents had described the situation in the housing company as a disorder that had continued for over a year and suspected that drugs were being traded from one apartment. Meri wrote that the residents claimed that unknown people had been moving in the stairwells, several stolen bicycles had appeared in the basement, and children's strollers had been left in the yard in September. Last week, according to him, attempts had been made to break into several stairwells and the attic with a crowbar. Residents had also reported that substance users had searched the yard for "Tuomas," that unknown individuals had slept in the courtyard grass during the summer, and that people had visited Tuomas's apartment irregularly. Meri said that the residents were scared. According to him, a retiree who lived in the same stairwell as Tuomas had stated that he did not always dare to leave his apartment. The residents had reported being in contact with Heka, but according to Meri, no action had been taken. He described the situation as unsustainable and said that one person should not be allowed to terrorize the entire housing company. #asuminen #turvallisuus #yhteisö (translated)

Katariina Souri wrote that the price of food had risen by 25.1 percent since August 2021, while the rise in other consumer prices was around 18.1 percent according to her. She referred to a news article from Helsingin Sanomat and an estimate from researchers at the Natural Resources Institute Finland, which indicated that the necessity of food reduced the pressure on stores to lower prices. Souri noted that HS had not addressed the concentration of trade as a reason. According to Souri, the combined market share of the S-group and Kesko in the retail grocery sector was 82.5 percent, with the S-group controlling nearly half of the grocery market. She wrote that Finnish trade was the most concentrated in Europe and that the S and K groups were among the ten most profitable trading entities in the world. According to her, the combined operating profit of the S-group and SOK Corporation had grown from 280 million euros in 2021 to 495 million euros in 2025. In the first half of the current year, the profit had improved by 20 percent compared to the previous year. Souri claimed that the price received by primary producers and the profit development of the S-group had not progressed in the same proportion. According to her, a farmer or rancher was left with approximately 4–12 cents from a normal food euro, depending on the product, while most of the share went to the trade and the tax authorities. She considered the agricultural subsidies to effectively flow significantly into the profits and growth of the S-group and criticized the influence of the chains on zoning and legislation. Souri assessed that the duopoly in trade weakened the position of small businesses and free competition and restricted innovations and consumer choices. She wrote that politicians had failed to intervene in the situation. Additionally, she reported that Pellervo Economic Research had predicted at the end of September that food prices would rise in the following year as well. #ruoka #hintanousu #kauppa (translated)

The author viewed that the rushes towards the border should be prevented and described immigration as a geopolitical weapon. In response, he supported pushbacks and stated that the situation was becoming intolerable, especially at the borders with Belarus, intentionally. #maahanmuutto #geopolitiikka #rauhanturvaus #BY (translated)

"monitor the situation in case foreign actors interpret the statements as a call to" Newsom said he has instructed California's Threat Assessment Center to "monitor the situation in case foreign actors interpret the statements as a call to" target their attacks against California. #Trump #Iran #LosAngeles (translated)