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Juho Hirvelä wondered why Maaseudun Tulevaisuus, according to him, defended the Finnish climate panel in its newspaper. He claimed that the panel aimed to reduce domestic meat production and wrote that shutting down the panel, which operates with an annual budget of 750,000 euros, would not bring sufficient savings. Hirvelä questioned whose interests Maaseudun Tulevaisuus was serving and linked to the newspaper's article. https://t.co/foiWC8BJVq #ilmasto #lihanproduktio #MaaseudunTulevaisuus (translated)

Alex Günsberg wrote that, according to him, an equivalent amount to Finland's average pension could be accumulated by investing 1,500 euros in the S&P 500 index for a child at birth if the retirement age were 70 years, or 2,100 euros if it were 65 years. He claimed that through the Ponzi scheme he described, 2.4 billion euros in investment costs and 438 million euros in implementation costs were transferred to interest groups of the state. Günsberg stated the TER for costs was about 1.15% and the TER for the S&P 500 index fund was 0.03%. According to him, savings would accumulate about 3 billion euros per year without changes to current pensions if the state's manipulation were stopped. #eläke #sijoittaminen #talous (translated)

In the capital airport of Saudi Arabia, people have been evacuated in response to attacks, and the airport is closed, resulting in the cancellation of at least 225 flights, as the situation in the fight against insurgents in Yemen worsens. #IrānasKaraSituācija #Hutiekonflikts #LidostasUzbrukumi (translated)

Mika Merano criticized the reported proposals to raise the retirement age to over 70 years and described the idea as extremely senseless. According to him, the proposals were based on the view that people would have an invisible debt to the state and that their role would be to produce tax revenue by working nearly until the end of their lives. Merano called for a reform of the pension system in the opposite direction. He argued that the state should provide only a small minimum safety net and shift more responsibility to the individuals themselves. He suggested a large-scale reduction in mandatory pension contributions so that people would have more money left from their salaries and could save for their retirement if they wanted. Merano justified his stance by emphasizing individual freedom and personal responsibility. He stated that the state should not dictate how long people should work or how they should use their money. #eläke #yksilönvapaudet #valtiopolitiikka (translated)

could quickly transform the war between two countries into a much broader and much more dangerous regional conflict. During a visit to Portugal, Rubio said that any escalation of the situation between Moscow and Kyiv "could quickly transform the war between two countries into a much broader and much more dangerous regional conflict." #KrievijasKaršUkrainā #KaraEskalācija #MarkoRubio (translated)

could quickly turn the war between the two countries into a much broader and much more dangerous regional conflict. Any escalation of the situation between Moscow and Kyiv "could quickly turn the war between the two countries into a much broader and much more dangerous regional conflict," Rubio said during a visit to Portugal. #Ukraina #Krievija #konflikts (translated)

The author estimates that if Ukraine had F-35 fighter jets, they could save the lives of numerous civilians and soldiers every day. He wrote that Ukraine is expected to produce about 7 million drones this year, but noted that the drones would not stop glide bombs. #Ukraina #F35 #droonit #UA (translated)

The author stated that he had advocated for the transparency of procurement invoices as a mayor, chairman of Keva, and minister. He wrote that transparency would now advance throughout the public administration and that all public purchases would be made available to the Finnish people. According to him, taxpayers had the right to know about the purchases, and transparency would increase competition and save taxpayers' money. https://t.co/DBgy52CcMg #avoinhallinto #veronmaksajat #kilpailu #FI (translated)

Riku-Mikael Leppänen wrote that net negative immigration in the United States was associated with a 90 percent reduction in border crossings, an increase in American employment, savings of tens of billions in the social and health services sector, a decrease in drug-related deaths by one fifth, and a drop in violent crime to its lowest level in a hundred years. He referenced Suomen Uutiset on October 7, 2026, as well as Suomen Perustaan / Ruotsilaan. #maahanmuutto #Yhdysvallat #talous (translated)

Tanja Aidanjuuri wrote that the plan in Helsinki to ban advertising of fossil fuels could, according to her, cost the city nearly 100 million euros in advertising revenue. She criticized the proposal as unnecessary and absurd and listed as examples of potentially restricted advertising gasoline and diesel cars, flights, cruises, synthetic clothing, plastic products, and fossil fuels. Aidanjuuri described that the Greens in Vantaa could, in her opinion, follow the same line and that advertising would then practically be limited to, for example, veggie sausages, rainbow flags, and new mosques. She also pointed out that taxpayer money would be used for the handling of the matter. Aidanjuuri cited a proposal stating that the advertising ban would be investigated in the preparation of the next outdoor advertising agreement for Helsinki's public areas and that the advertising agreements of Urban Traffic Ltd would also be taken into account. The assessment would examine, among other things, the legal boundaries of the ban, its climate and environmental impacts, effects on the city's economy, the city's own communication and marketing, as well as the media landscape. The proposal also mentioned the possibility of examining advertising's ethical principles more broadly and limiting outdoor advertising from entities considered to violate human rights and particularly polluting industries. #Helsinki #ilmastonmuutos #mainonta (translated)

Juho Salo criticized Finland's pension system and wrote that if the retirement age were to be raised, it could, in his opinion, be increased all at once to 100 years. He argued that in the system, a worker could pay pension contributions for 50 years, which would correspond to 25 percent of their salary, and receive a pension only at the age of 74. Salo pointed out that, according to him, pension accrual could not be collected. Salo called the system an economic catastrophe. He calculated the total amount of pension contributions and other shares to be 33.7 billion euros: 28.2 billion for occupational pensions, 0.7 billion for employees' shares, and 4.8 billion euros for state contributions. According to him, this amount could be used to pay a monthly basic income of 656 euros in addition to current social benefits and wages without tax increases. He compared the current system to a model where the retirement age would be 50 years and the pension would be 900–1,100 euros per month. Salo believed that money available earlier could be invested by individuals. He also criticized that those born before 1964 would receive the promised pension, while later generations would be left with the bill. Salo proposed that an investment of about 800 euros per month for 25 years would accumulate 240,000 euros without returns and over a million euros with investment returns. He related his comparison to the MSCI World index for the years 2001-2026 and said that wealth would remain for inheritance if 3-4 percent was withdrawn annually. According to him, such a system could make Finnish workers millionaires by the age of 50-60 and free up jobs sooner. Additionally, Salo criticized trade unions for not organizing strikes against pension contributions, development aid, and financing immigration, in his view. He compared the pension system to economic development aid and described it as an even worse solution. #eläke #perustulo #kansantalous (translated)