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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)

Eugene Alaköykkä said that his daughter's friend was visiting and the conversation at the dinner table shifted to the differences between some animals' hibernation and torpor. According to him, his daughter interrupted the explanation by saying she had seen a video of a man pushing a noodle up his nose and pulling it out of his mouth. #ruoka #keskustelu #eläimet (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that Helsingin Sanomat had received nearly 800,000 Finnish individuals' location data for free from international data brokers. According to him, the data could be used to identify soldiers, members of parliament, and critical infrastructure workers, as well as to uncover their homes and movement patterns. Vanhanen assessed that the availability of location data could pose a serious vulnerability to Finland's national security and also jeopardize the privacy of ordinary citizens. He wrote that a foreign state's intelligence service might not necessarily need to breach information systems if it could purchase the data. Vanhanen suggested that Finland should begin preparing a Data Shield legislative package concerning the security of location data. He proposed that the commercial resale of precise location histories be prohibited, that the location protection of those working in security-critical tasks be strengthened, and that the responsibilities of authorities be clarified. Furthermore, he argued that Finland should advocate for stricter EU restrictions on the commercial resale of location data of identifiable individuals. https://t.co/iheRSEpv9j #Tietosuoja #KansallinenTurvallisuus #Yksityisyys (translated)

A young Finnish person wrote that a French woman, whom he described as leftist, had joined student protests and was horrified when the people with her started, according to him, to loot stores. According to the writer, the woman had tried to get them to stop, but she was pushed aside and told to be silent. The writer stated that the crowd had emptied the store while the sellers watched the events. He described the story as a metaphor for the situation in France in 2026: in his opinion, the left had begun to understand what kind of forces it had unleashed, but could no longer influence the course of events. The writer added that neither the merchants nor the people could do anything about it either. https://t.co/97cqEqBkI7 #Ranska #mielenosoitus #yhteiskunta (translated)

Jasmin Tiusanen wondered how the immigrant family's boys had, in her opinion, nice bicycles and branded clothes, and the mother transported the youngest child in a stroller worth over 1,000 euros. She compared this to her Finnish working friend, who, according to Tiusanen, could not afford to buy a birthday cake. Tiusanen mentioned that she bought the cake and the refreshments herself. #elämäntavat (translated)

Tere Sammallahti claimed that the Left Alliance intended to raise taxes on companies and employees by billions of euros and give the money to very wealthy union leaders, whom he claimed financed the left with campaign funding. He criticized the left's elite for arrogance and wrote that they were using workers' money. https://t.co/fBBH3wgye0 #verotus #Vasemmistoliitto #työntekijät (translated)

Matti Viren wrote that, in his opinion, the National Coalition's decision would practically mean opening the borders: if Pizzeria X announced it needed 20 employees, the Migration Office would have no say in the matter. He referred to Kaleva, mentioning that the National Coalition still supports abandoning the labor availability assessment, even though this was not mentioned in the party's directives, and asked if it couldn't have fit into nine pages. https://t.co/4w6gjmAyva #Työvoima #Politiikka #Palkkaus (translated)

Jari Sarasvuo criticized the title and perspective of the article that reported on Elon Musk's flying Tesla. According to him, the title should have mentioned that Musk introduced the flying Tesla, and in the introduction, it should have stated that Tesla's new Roadster turned in the air with the help of SpaceX's propulsion engines. Sarasvuo wrote that currently, a flying Tesla would be illegal and unsafe in traffic, and that its entry into road traffic could take a long time or might not happen at all. He considered the comments about safety and legality as opinion manipulation and the presentation event as a grand show. He stated that deliveries had previously been more professional. #Tesla #ElonMusk #journalismi (translated)

Jocka Träskbäck praised Suvi-Anne Siimes's economic views and straightforwardness. He wrote that it would have been difficult to imagine 20 years earlier that the then-Member of Parliament and chair of the Left Alliance would present such views. Träskbäck described Siimes, for example, regarding how understanding of the national economy can deepen, in his opinion, when one engages with it in ways other than through the employment office and Kela. He noted that the article had already been published on March 10, 2026, but the topic was still relevant. https://t.co/poiWbvZ4lq #Suomi #politikka #talous (translated)

According to the author, the livelihood of labor migrants without social security can currently be ensured only by sufficiently high income thresholds. He considered citizenship-based social security to be the best way to address this issue as well. #maahanmuutto #sosiaaliturva #työmarkkinat (translated)

Antti Sallinen stated that he was on his way to the Meilahti Bridge Hospital for a night shift. He wrote that the weekend days off had turned into early week days off and that he had volunteered to cover for an unexpected illness absence. Sallinen wished his friends from Group X a good weekend. https://t.co/MxuQPONphN #työ #sairaala #yövuoro (translated)

Elina Hiltunen said she had a hopeful attitude towards the new immigration guidelines of the National Coalition Party and thanked Atte Kaleva and others involved in their preparation. She estimated that the guidelines could only be passed with the True Finns party. #maahanmuutto #politiikka #Suomi (translated)

Finnish News reported that Interior Minister Mari Rantanen wanted to temporarily stop immigration. According to the publication, Rantanen would have tightened work and study-based immigration during the next term. https://t.co/GUo4UMeNsj #maahanmuutto #sisäpolitiikka #Suomi (translated)

Jesse Rauhamo wrote that a certain woman had demanded more reception centers in Finland, citing the global responsibility of Finns. According to Rauhamo, about 4.5 billion euros of taxpayers' money had been used for the operations of the Finnish Immigration Service and reception centers since 2015, which is 1,730 euros for every working Finn. He asked how much more Finns should pay to ensure that enough responsibility had been taken. #Suomi #maahanmuutto #verotus (translated)

A Finnish study reveals that the early signs of Alzheimer's disease in working-age individuals, such as depression, dizziness, and hearing problems, can appear as much as 15 years before diagnosis, and that the use of healthcare services increases particularly five years prior to diagnosis. #Alzheimer #terveys #muistisairaus (translated)

Joseph Figueira Martin described believing he would die at the hands of individuals he referred to as terrorists of Wagner. According to the publication, Russian Wagner mercenaries captured Martin, who had been doing humanitarian work, in the Central African Republic. https://t.co/Ipk3wd9YHr #Wagner #KeskiAfrikka #ihmisoikeudet #RU #CF (translated)

Jussi Mäkinen wrote that Finnish immigration discussion, in his experience, had focused on the need for workers in low-paying jobs and funding for the pension system. He criticized that councilor Meri was condemned for speaking about what she thought. Mäkinen also pondered whether conclusions could be drawn from the names of those accepted into the Swedish-speaking medical faculty. Mäkinen criticized Marin's government's decision to raise the compulsory schooling age to 18. According to him, the reform had provided state-funded textbooks and school transportation for upper middle-class high school students, but at the same time enrolled youths in education who might not attend classes. He mentioned hearing from acquaintances in vocational schools in the capital region that, for example, selected students in electrical studies had not showed up for school even after the second academic year had started. Mäkinen also claimed that educational institutions received funding based on the names on student lists, even if the student did not show up. Mäkinen wrote that the proportion of those completing secondary education had risen from about 77.9 percent to 79.4 percent among those young people who turned 20 by the spring of that year. He challenged Meri to publish a positive update when the students on the list would have graduated. Mäkinen estimated that nearly 90 percent of those accepted to high school had Finnish backgrounds and nearly 90 percent of those accepted to vocational schools had immigrant backgrounds. He also shared that his friend, a Master's degree holder in business sciences who had come to Finland as a refugee from Kosovo, had said that they had learned better Finnish on a football team than in a classroom with immigrant-background students. Finally, Mäkinen reminded of a previous discussion where it was deemed important to transfer Finnish children from their local school to a school where the majority of students belonged to the S2 language group. He wrote that the backgrounds of the names on vocational school student lists could not yet be discussed. #maahanmuutto #koulutus #suomi (translated)