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Binga Tupamäki wrote that the events in France were finally treated as riots rather than peaceful student protests, but he criticized the media coverage as still having a strange tone. According to him, Helsingin Sanomat suggested that the videos circulating from the riots promoted the far-right agenda and emphasized that the involvement of immigrants could not yet be confirmed. Tupamäki asked why the editorial teams were hesitant in this case, even though they had previously speculated on matters before official confirmations. He believed that comments from Donald Trump and Sebastian Tynkkynen should not become main news stories instead of the violence, and called for a deeper analysis of the causes and consequences of the events. According to Tupamäki, contemplating the connection between immigration failure and social unrest does not make a person far-right. He referred to the decades-long discussion in France about the segregation of suburbs and the problems of integration, and assessed that there were no common norms or respect in an increasingly unequal environment. He urged an examination of the role of the radical left and claimed that the streets of France were primarily places of rioting for the far left. Tupamäki mentioned that Greta Thunberg participated in the protest and praised students for rising against the system, even though he claimed there were no concrete demands. He assessed that the unrest was more related to revolutionary fantasies than to a shortage of teachers and budget cuts. According to Tupamäki, the rigid reporting by Helsingin Sanomat and other media ironically benefited the far-right: if people saw videos and heard that only far-right individuals thought about the conclusions drawn from them, they might begin to identify with it. He considered honest and fair reporting as a means to prevent radicalization. #Ranska #mellakat #media (translated)

Sammallahti wrote that the Finnish left, in his opinion, had remained silent about the riots in France. He claimed that masked antifascists had waved Palestinian flags, set major cities on fire, looted stores, and assaulted bystanders. Sammallahti assessed that the left's reaction would have been stronger if there had been features interpreted as right-wing in the riots. Sammallahti also claimed that in Finland, antifascist actors operated particularly under the protection of the Left Alliance and the Greens, and had organized events such as Kuokkavieraat, Smash ASEM, Kiakkovieraat, and Makasiinimellakat, as well as the Luokkaretki lähiöst linnaan event and the activities of Extinction Rebellion. According to him, the connections of far-left groups to current politics had not been investigated in Finland because there had been no lustration and the media had a sympathetic attitude towards the left. He added that leftist politicians had sometimes carried symbols of violent extremist groups and that some of the event organizers had advanced to influential political positions. Sammallahti hoped that leftist politicians would autonomously condemn the actions of their like-minded peers. He believed that the violence of the far-left should be prevented rather than understood, using soft and, if necessary, hard means. https://t.co/CXoRZ8GE6X https://t.co/YStFgDHL6U https://t.co/6EQpCOTZAo https://t.co/OOq0ayZ4Ou #vasemmisto #mellakat #antifasismi (translated)

Mikko Vuorenpää wrote that according to him, Hesari had found the root problem of the riots in France to be the photographs taken of the riots and their display to others. He described the newspaper as a media outlet representing the right opinions and claimed that its news writers had committed acts of treason. https://t.co/tYVMNbT2AT #Ranska #mellakat #uutiset (translated)

According to the author, the structures explained why the terrain was dry, but did not explain who started the fire. He wrote that the riots in France had detached from their original framework and that, according to the authorities, far-left groups were organizing violence that opportunists followed. The author also referred to a violent revolution and shared a link. https://t.co/emjGlYi136 #Ranska #mellakat #väkivalta #FR (translated)

According to the author, the riots in France were not student protests but widespread violence and vandalism. He wrote that property was destroyed during the riots and police were harmed, and that ordinary citizens suffered the most. He stated that such actions should not have a place in Europe. #väkivalta #vandalismi #EU #FI #FR #EU (translated)

Elina Hiltunen criticized HS's reporting as disgraceful and wrote that images were created through propaganda. She noted that lies were also circulating on the right, but according to her, the riots were officially stated to be partially orchestrated by the far left. #propaganda #mielikuvat #uutisointi (translated)

The author described the riots in France as widespread violence and vandalism rather than student protests. According to him, property was destroyed and police were harmed, and ordinary citizens paid the highest price for the situation. He believed that such actions should have no place in Europe. #Ranska #väkivalta #kansalaiset #FI #FR #EU (translated)

Onni Rostila wrote that the French government specifically accused the far left of inciting riots and violence. He urged people to assess for themselves what kind of group was rampaging in the streets and criticized Yle's reporting on the youth protests, as well as Helsingin Sanomat's talk of the far right. Rostila found the reporting to be contradictory. https://t.co/rgtFE1A7ox #Ranska #Mellakat #Politiikka (translated)

Päivi Korpivaara wrote that the special correspondent of Taloussanomat and Ilta-Sanomat, Heidi Hagelin, commented on Monday, October 19, 2026, at around 6 PM about the image of the rioter after the weekend riots in France, Italy, Belgium, and other countries, and said that it pleased her. Korpivaara said she was left speechless. #mellakat #Uutiset #Ranska (translated)

Dystocracy wrote to Heidi Hagelin that cities were burning and people's livelihoods were being destroyed. He claimed that at least one rioter had died and that 150 police officers were injured in Paris. At the end of the message, he used the word "mediator" and heart-eye emojis. #Paris #mellakat #kriisi (translated)

Keijo Kaarisade said he had talked to a Yle journalist and asked how the Palestinian flags were related to the education and cost of living riots. According to him, the journalist replied that everything was related to everything. Kaarisade ironically noted that he had been thoughtless and said that this was indeed the case. https://t.co/QkW70FCAA8 #Palestiina #koulutus #mellakat (translated)

Veli Karimies wrote that Finnish media, in his opinion, had portrayed protests against crimes committed by immigrants as riots by violent far-right extremists, while the fires set by immigrants in European cities were labeled as student protests. #maahanmuutto #mediakritiikki #syrjintä (translated)

Sammallahti wrote that the left would have reacted strongly if there had been right-wing interpreted features in the riots in France. He claimed that the people he referred to as antifascists had set fire to Europe’s major cities, looted stores, and assaulted passersby, and wondered about the silence of the Finnish left. #Ranska #mellakat #vasemmisto (translated)

The shocking riots that occurred in France on Saturday, which began with demonstrations by high school students, raise fears about the upcoming elections and reveal broader social issues that government actions are unable to address. #Ranska #mielenosoitukset #koulukriisi (translated)