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Saara Huhtasaari wrote that Sanna Marin had been in Italy promoting her book and told Corriere della Sera that she would likely not run for office unless Russia attacked Finland. In that case, according to Huhtasaari, Marin would have said she was available. Huhtasaari interpreted the statement as positioning herself rather than expressing a willingness to be a victim. According to her, Marin implied that conventional political work did not match her capabilities and that only a crisis threatening Finland's existence would be a sufficiently significant task. Huhtasaari compared this to the scale of historical leaders such as Kekkonen, Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Lee Kuan Yew, and George Washington, using the metaphor of the "Napoleon syndrome" to describe the phenomenon. She specified that she did not mean it as a diagnosis. Huhtasaari also criticized the contradiction between Marin's book discussing hope and the self-image conveyed in the interview. She argued that the role of politics was to build structures that functioned without a single politician. As examples of such builders, she mentioned Lee Kuan Yew, who influenced Singapore's development, and Mart Laar, who made economic and institutional decisions in post-independence Estonia. Huhtasaari believed that there had not been similar builders in Finland for decades and that Marin did not belong to their ranks. According to Huhtasaari, statesmen did not announce in advance when they would return to politics, but either did their job or stepped aside. She criticized Marin for traveling to present her book, which discussed decisions made behind closed doors, and for associating a potential return with Russia's attack. Huhtasaari described this as a fantasy of seeing herself as a historical exception. #SannaMarin #Politiikka #Historia (translated)

Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko, who led FCI Levadia to the Estonian championship in his first year as head coach, confirmed that there has been no crisis situation for their season, as the title was achieved six rounds before the final. #VjatšeslavZahovaiko #FCLevadia #EestiMeister (translated)

Kalle Saarela commented that Sanna Marin said she would be available in an emergency, for example, if Russia were to attack Finland. Saarela criticized Marin disparagingly and claimed that she imagined herself to be a divine gift to the Finnish people. According to him, in a crisis situation, it would be better if Marin were far away from Finland. https://t.co/VMu2ZUYu3e #kriisi #Suomi #Venäjä (translated)

Edvard Vapaamieli claimed that Finland was deliberately being driven towards electricity and food shortages, unrest, diseases, economic collapse, and war. He wrote that in his opinion, the situation could only be explained by a power grab and the fact that the state leadership was implementing a foreign agenda. https://t.co/JG2VKzE2je #Suomi #kriisi #valtapolitiikka (translated)

Arto Koskelo wrote that, in his opinion, the National Coalition Party should not join the government as a subordinate partner to Lindtman. He assessed that such a decision could weaken the party in the next elections and lead to eight years of an unfortunate term, which the National Coalition Party could not afford. Koskelo anticipates the elections to be exciting. #vaalit #kriisi #politiikka (translated)

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna announced that NATO can close Russia's access to the Gulf of Finland within a few hours if Vladimir Putin orders an attack against Europe, thus highlighting a potentially "existential" crisis for Moscow. #NATO #Venemaa #SoomeLaht (translated)

Jari Sarasvuo wrote that people retired early and the income of retirees was higher than that of the employed. He asked whether the situation of a France-sized country living on the funds of future generations could inevitably draw other countries into an approaching crisis. #eläke #tulo #kriisi (translated)

The Day Bureaucrat estimates that the Russian front seems to be collapsing in several places simultaneously. According to him, this indicated that there were not enough replacement troops and that there were no reserves left for a breakthrough. He predicted that Russia would likely face difficult times. #Venäjä #sota #kriisi (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that an armed and masked group had infiltrated Latvia, a NATO member, from Belarus. According to him, the armed men had first attempted to force about 20 migrants across the border and threatened Latvian soldiers. Later, masked individuals had damaged border infrastructure and taken surveillance cameras before returning to Belarus. Vanhanen stated that Latvian authorities had confirmed the events, but the identity of the infiltrators and any possible connection to the Belarusian or Russian state were still under investigation. Vanhanen regarded the events as a reminder that the next crisis at Finland's eastern border could differ from the events of 2023. He called for preparation against armed provocations, sabotage, and deliberate border crossings, and highlighted the resources available at the border, the operations of the Border Guard, and the speed of decision-making in the Defense Forces. He wrote that the integrity of the national border could not be negotiable and that there must be an immediate response to deliberate border crossings. https://t.co/8BnhxJJ5jb #Latvia #Nato #kriisi (translated)

Aljona Suržikova addresses the importance of small museums during wartime in her article, emphasizing their flexibility, community support, and significance in preserving local identity when larger institutions may struggle in times of crisis. #väiksemuuseum #kultuur #sõda (translated)