Leena Pihanurmi

Leena Pihanurmi criticized the allocation of tax funds to the close circles she described and wrote that money was collected at coffee and pastry meetings. According to her, eight members of parliament and three members of the European Parliament served as chairpersons of the boards of organizations receiving STEA funding: four from the SDP, two from the Left, two from the Greens, two from the National Coalition, and one from the Centre. #järjestörälssi #VeronmaksajanKukkarolla https://t.co/fp5Qnipiks #järjestörälssi #verovarat #tuki (translated)

Leena Pihanurmi wrote that there were approximately 140,000 Muslims living in Finland and that, according to her, 884,000 people suffered from gambling-related harms when close relatives were included. She asked when the Prime Minister would invite her to a roundtable discussion to talk about the costs of gambling harms for individuals and society. Pihanurmi stated that she would present scientific evidence of the costs incurred by taxpayers due to these harms. She listed the consequences of gambling harms, including economic despair, family poverty, debt collection, mental health issues, domestic violence, divorces, suicides, and family murders. In addition, she asked why particularly the National Coalition Party had, in her opinion, promoted gambling. Pihanurmi said she would emphasize the prevention of gambling and present concrete ways to reduce gambling, similar to smoking. #uhkapelaaminen #pelihaitat #suomi (translated)

Leena Pihanurmi criticized a multi-page interview published in Seura magazine, in which Demokraatti journalist Susanna Luikku interviewed Vertti Kiukas from Soste ry. According to Pihanurmi, Kiukas expected the leftist government to continue supporting 700 social and health organizations with hundreds of millions of tax euros. Pihanurmi wrote that the number of organization workers and volunteers varied in different Soste sources. He stated that Kiukas announced the number as 1.5 million, whereas earlier it had been reported as 550,000 and 204,271. Pihanurmi characterized the content of the interview as threats and baseless complaints. He claimed it aimed to secure the financing of the bloated sector and its jobs, which he believed were funded by Veikkaus. According to Pihanurmi, the article did not mention that the sector had grown over decades by misleading the poor and those with gambling problems. https://t.co/Inulcjd4lX #politiikka #järjestö #sote (translated)

Leena Pihanurmi wrote that cleaners, firefighters, paramedics, nursing assistants, sports instructors, butchers, garbage truck drivers, lumberjacks, and bricklayers should take care of their health so that they can work until the age of 70. She sarcastically added that at the age of 60 one could retrain if their current job became too heavy, and claimed that employers want to hire worn-out elderly workers. #työelämä #ura #terveys (translated)

Leena Pihanurmi considered the opinion piece special and wrote that according to the law, everyone was an organ donor unless they had explicitly refused. According to her, her organs could be used for transplants after her death if they were suitable for that, even if she had not expressed her willingness to donate. She asked how the cuts in funding for organizations could reduce the number of transplants in this case. https://t.co/5HWqKoyssI #elinluovutus #mielipide #terveys (translated)

Leena Pihanurmi wrote that she had expected that the head of Veikkaus' gambling would be hired as an advisor to the National Coalition Party. She accused him of lying and also of addicting children, and she concluded her message by praising the Finns Party. https://t.co/OWD89TFOLb https://t.co/oVjnGjgr37 #politiikka #uhkapeli #Suomi (translated)

Leena Pihanurmi wrote that according to Yle's analysis, the support for the National Coalition Party had decreased because the party had supported the government during the scandals of the True Finns related to racism and had listened to the minister's descriptions of organizations as a privileged elite. She asked how this explained the rise in support for the True Finns. https://t.co/G28AlCxNTc #Politiikka #Suomi #Yle (translated)

Leena Pihanurmi wrote that Save the Children had previously communicated that they were lobbying ruthlessly with people's money. She asked whether the organization had removed the publication because it was ashamed of using tax funds for lobbying. #lahjoita #lapsi #lobbauksenetu (translated)

Leena Pihanurmi wrote that a citizen should not receive information about anything if they wanted to clarify a matter after the legal change, which they could previously check from the public insider register. She described the government's actions as outrageous. #hallitus #salailu https://t.co/Nu8QWNNtBk https://t.co/SjI7bVLKrq #hallitus #lakimuutos #transparency (translated)

Leena Pihanurmi wrote that the Breastfeeding Support Association reported on its website that over 20,000 parents receive breastfeeding support from the association annually, and the membership fee is 20 euros per year. According to Pihanurmi, the membership fees paid by all those receiving support would bring the association 400,000 euros a year. She stated that this did not happen and claimed that the government is also taking debt to cover the association's expenses. #imetys #vanhemmuus #yhdistykset (translated)

Leena Pihanurmi wrote that the executive director of the Sininauhaliitto defended the use of public funds for lobbying in Helsingin Sanomat. According to Pihanurmi, the Sininauhaliitto had been granted STEA funding of a total of 25.3 million euros from 2017 to 2026. When including regional Sininauha associations and the Sininauha Foundation, she stated that a total of 72,286,034 euros had been granted in STEA funding from 2017 to 2026. https://t.co/WXxPX0RISm #verovaraiset #lobbauksenpuolustus #Sininauhaliitto (translated)

For a change, another organizational rant article in HS. Both the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare mentioned by the author and the Niilo Mäki Foundation, which finances the Niilo Mäki Institute, are both organizations bloated with gambling loss funds. In both, there is plenty to cut besides guiding volunteer activities. For instance, from research, project and material manufacturing, lobbying, and administration. Mervi Viteli-Hietanen, who is concerned about the Reading Granny and Grandpa activities, has otherwise worked as a journalist and has written at least for the Pirkanmaa Left's Vasen kaista online magazine. https://t.co/SGzlbE6OyK #järjestöt #näkökulma #yhteiskunta (translated)

There is something to be cut⬇️ In 2025, various discretionary state subsidies amounting to about 4.2 billion euros were granted. The National Coalition Party would cut 200 million euros from these subsidies according to its debt brake program, which is only 4.8%. There were 1,000 applications for subsidies in 2025, and they received 95,000 applications. There are 70 state aid authorities. Just for the administration of state subsidies, 400 person-years are needed. #valtionavustukset #kansantalous #budjetti (translated)

It is truly wonderful that the author has received significant help from organizations that operate with government funding. I have also received help myself. However, personal experience does not in any way prove that organizations and foundations funded by taxpayers' money could not have waste, inefficiency, overlaps, and outright misuse of tax funds, as evidenced by the staggering salaries of some organizational leaders. When people talk about organizational waste, they are referring to the things mentioned above. They do not mean grassroots assistance work, peer support services, and the work of experts with experience and other volunteers. https://t.co/ocRnkc83F5 #järjestöt #valtionavustus #veronmaksajat (translated)

While reading this, I wondered if we can think of Aw-Musse as having adapted or integrated into Finnish society🤔 "Aw-Musse advocates for the interests of Muslims on various fronts in society: he sits on government-appointed working groups, is active in the media, and takes a stance in Vantaa on how Islam is taught in primary schools." If you comment, please stay on topic. https://t.co/KhjlX2FTV6 #kotoutuminen #integraatio #monikulttuurisuus (translated)

Siis mikä koulutus on sellainen, joka ei olisi investointi yhteiskunnan tulevaisuuteen? "Taideopiskelijan koulutus on investointi yhteiskunnan tulevaisuuteen " Ja muut opiskelijat ottakoot lainaa, mutta taideopiskelijat ei? Anteeksi nyt vaan, mutta olen ihan helkkarin kyllästynyt näiden taideihmisten erityisvaatimuksiin. "On kohtuutonta vaatia taideopiskelijaa ottamaan päävastuuta opiskeluaikansa rahoittamisesta lainalla." #taiteilijat #paremmisto https://t.co/Vc6oWtaeTR #taide #koulutus #yhteiskunta

Munsterhjelm väittää nuorten sinnikkyyden kasvavan järjestötoiminnassa. Voi olla, mutta on härskiä käyttää nuoria rahanlypsyvälineenä omalle organisaatiolleen, joka toimii lähinnä tulevien ammattipoliitikkojen broilerikasvattamona. Nuorisoala ry:n pj on keskustalainen poliitikko Aleksi Sandroos. Hallitus koostuu järjestörälssiläisistä. 2/6 #nuoriso #järjestötoiminta #politiikka

Rahaa tulvii puljulle kuin sadetta Esterille. Nuorisoala ry ei julkaise tilinpäätöksiään. Tutki avustuksia -sivulta kuitenkin selviää, että v. 2024-2026 sille on myönnetty avustuksia yht. 5,6 milj €. Avustuksia ovat jakaneet valtioneuvoston kanslia, OKM, opetushallitus, STEA, ulkoministeriö, Keski-Suomen ELY-keskus ja Kaakkois-Suomen elinvoimakeskus. EU-tuet eivät rekisterissä näy. 3/6 #avustukset #nuorisoala #tilinpäätös

Tänään HS antaa näkyvyyttä järjestörälssin yhdelle merkittävälle rälssipomolle, Suomen nuorisoala ry:n (ent. Allianssi ry) tj:lle. Hänen mielestään - tietenkin - on veronmaksajien tehtävä rahoittaa kansalaisjärjestöjä ja niiden harjoittamaa lobbausta. 1/6 https://t.co/J0TRssbeRP #nuoriso #järjestöt #lobbauksenetiketti