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Jari Mäkäräinen criticized Sanna Ukkola's writing about the Prime Minister's meeting with Imam Sharmarke Said Aw-Mussen. According to Mäkäräinen, Ukkola regarded the meeting as ordinary work and believed that the imam, who was born in Turku, was being asked impossible questions regarding Sharia. Mäkäräinen argued that asking the imam was not a misunderstanding: in his view, the imam left open whether Sharia would be applied in Finland in family or criminal law matters. Mäkäräinen wrote that, according to him, freedom of religion did not justify the establishment of a parallel legal system alongside Finnish laws. He claimed that in Muslim-majority countries, freedom of religion, women's equality, and individual rights were not realized in liberal democracies due to Islamic doctrine and Sharia. He cited Lebanon as an example, where he believed the growth of the Muslim population and political organization undermined previous balance and led to civil war. In France, Sweden, Belgium, and Britain, he mentioned the visibility of parallel societies, honor-based violence, segregation of areas and schools, and pressure to accept practices related to Sharia. In Finland in the 2000s, Mäkäräinen claimed that groups with a Muslim background who had immigrated were connected to the overrepresentation of sexual offenses, unemployment, use of social security, and demands for their own rules. He believed that distinguishing criticism of Islam from calls for deportation did not make questions about Sharia suspect. According to Mäkäräinen, the primacy of the Finnish Constitution and criminal law should be clear in all matters, and Finland did not need to repeat the experiences of countries where the application of Sharia had been tried. https://t.co/bGpZ7VaTux #uskonnonvapaus #integratio #muslimit (translated)

According to experts, the high oil price has made Lithuania Estonia's largest import partner, which has resulted in a 30 percent increase in the import of mineral products over the year, including a 67 percent increase in the import of motor fuels. #väliskaubandus #Eesti #eksporditooted (translated)

The author criticized Trump's actions towards Ukraine and described them as shocking. According to him, the deals would increase Russia's war fund, and their purpose would only be to boost Republican support in the upcoming midterm elections. He also believed that Trump rightly received criticism from his own party. https://t.co/m4k7540VsN #Ukraina #Trump #Venäjä #UA #RU (translated)

Negotiations between the Estonian Trade Union Confederation and the Estonian Employers' Confederation regarding the minimum wage for the year 2027 will begin on Monday, with the aim of ensuring the purchasing power of low-wage workers increases and reaching the agreed goal of the minimum wage achieving 50% of the average salary in Estonia. #miinimumpalk #töötajad #ametiühingud (translated)

Negotiations between the Estonian trade unions and the employers' central union about the minimum wage for 2027 will start on Monday, aiming to ensure the purchasing power of low-wage workers increases and to reach the agreed target for the minimum wage to reach 50 percent of the average salary in Estonia. #miinimumpalk #läbirääkimised #Eesti (translated)

The author stated that he had warned multiple times about the strong increase of anti-Muslim sentiment and Islamophobia in Finland. According to him, key social media influencers and politicians were still spreading hate and labeling an entire religion as the "other." He added that history should not have to repeat itself. #muslimiviham #islamofobia #suomi #FI (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that Volodymyr Zelensky was ready to hold elections in Ukraine if Vladimir Putin agreed to a 60-day ceasefire. Vanhanen noted that this was not a new concession, as Zelensky had made the same proposal in February and required sufficient security guarantees to hold the elections. Vanhanen interpreted the proposal as a message to Donald Trump, who, in his view, had repeatedly questioned Zelensky’s position and called for elections in Ukraine. According to Vanhanen, holding elections would require the United States to get Russia to stop hostilities for a sufficient period. He found it contradictory that Ukraine was being asked to hold elections in the midst of an invasion, while Russia had not agreed to a ceasefire that would allow for it. Vanhanen also pondered how strong Trump’s pressure on Zelensky had become, referring to Trump’s recent statements regarding Ukrainian leadership. He believed that the replacement of the Ukrainian president should not become a substantive goal of peace negotiations, but rather that Ukrainians should choose their own leader. According to Vanhanen, Trump should have used his influence to promote a ceasefire rather than forcing Ukraine to defend the legitimacy of its democracy. #Ukraina #Zelenskyi #Trump (translated)

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)

If, however, Russia wants to supply these amounts in, for example, two months, then exports would have to increase by about three times compared to the current level. This undermines the credibility of the sanctions, puts pressure on Ukraine, and deepens the disagreements between Europe and the USA, writes Eerik-Niiles Kross. #USA #Venemaa #diisel (translated)

Farmers hopefully will receive some compensation for damages caused by bears, as the bear population in Estonia has increased and they are causing more and more damage to agriculture, without there being a mechanism for compensating for the damages. #медведи #сельскоехозяйство #ущерб (translated)

Pjotr Debatt considered HS's writing a proper and fairly straightforward statement against face-covering cloaks. According to him, leftist parties often prioritized solidarity towards immigrants over women's rights, while moderate centrists and liberal circles remained silent to avoid allegations of capitulating. #naistenoikeudet #maahanmuutto #politiikka (translated)

The success story of the Finnish defense industry, represented through the stock market debut of Sensofusion's drone defense systems, opens up opportunities for retail investors to participate in the growth of the domestic defense industry, while such opportunities are lacking for retail investors in Estonia. #droonitõrje #kaitsetööstus #investeerimine (translated)