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Henri Vanhanen wrote that, in his opinion, the sharp rise in diesel prices in the United States was not caused by the war in Ukraine but by the war against Iran initiated by the United States and Israel. He believed that Americans were paying the price for their president's foolish decisions. https://t.co/FimuKb3WYM #Trump #Yhdysvallat #Iran (translated)

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)

Matti Viren wrote that one had to wait four weeks for an X-ray examination, even though public expenditure, according to him, was 58 percent of GDP. He also criticized the fact that the country could afford to send over a billion in development aid to the south and pay very high salaries to healthcare leaders, questioning how the country was being managed. https://t.co/f4UZs8v0RW https://t.co/Tys9xHI85z #terveydenhuolto #kehitysapu #poliikka (translated)

Antero Paljakka OLY wrote that the pension contribution indicated on the pay slip was 7.3 percent, whereas in reality, according to him, 25.5 percent of the salary went to it. He described the practice as a tax technical deception stemming from the legacy of the 1993 recession and claimed that naming over two-thirds of the contribution as the employer's share led Finns to perceive pension security as inexpensive. According to Paljakka, pension contributions reduced the employee's purchasing power and gross salary, and the employer viewed the total cost as the price of the employee. He asked how long people would accept that a quarter of the value of work went into the system without them having a say in how the funds were used. #eläkkeet #palkka #verotus (translated)

"We deeply appreciate every specific step taken in support of our defense and our people," Zelensky said after a phone conversation on Sunday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The European Union will pay approximately three billion euros, or about 4.8 billion US dollars, in defense aid to Ukraine this week as part of the community's support loan of 90 billion euros, or about 100 billion US dollars, to Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sunday. #Ukraina #sõjalineabi #EuroopaLiit (translated)

The European Union will pay Ukraine three billion euros in defense assistance as part of a support loan of 90 billion euros, for which President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. #Ukraina #sõjalineabi #EuroopaLiit (translated)

Janne K. Jääskeläinen criticized the National Coalition Party and stated that he would remain a former voter of the party. He wrote that as an entrepreneur, he had to pay his YEL contributions in full even while on the operating table, and described the system as completely inadequate. He predicted a place in opposition for the National Coalition Party. #poliikka #YEL #yrittäjyys (translated)

Mika Merano wrote that it was not about class but corruption. He claimed that Members of Parliament, other significant and former politicians, and their close circles received rewards on the boards of associations funded by tax money or directed funds to their own projects. According to Merano, organizational subsidies and, for example, the funds used for Garden Helsinki were taken from elsewhere and were also reflected in the support received by poor families living on subsidies. He accused politicians of pursuing their own and their close circles' interests and expressed his anger towards such activities. #korruptio #politiikka #veronmaksajat (translated)

Tuomo Saarni asked why the public sector was allowed to spend money recklessly without consequences. He urged reading about what the welfare area was ready to pay 170,000 euros for without bidding. At the same time, he criticized a person who had stated they wanted to pay higher taxes, deeming this unreasonable. (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that Finland had paid billions of euros because, in his opinion, the geopolitical risks posed by Russia were not taken seriously in time. He referred to Fortum's Uniper transactions, in which he claimed nearly six billion euros were lost, as well as Rosatom's assertion that it had won the arbitration concerning the Hanhikivi nuclear power project against Fennovoima. Vanhanen noted that the final resolution and possible compensation were still unclear. Vanhanen said the losses were in the billions and had also been a detriment to taxpayers. According to him, lessons should have been learned from these cases that geopolitics and security policy could not be separated from economic decision-making. He wrote that warnings about Russia's aggression had been issued for years, but economic interests often outweighed them, and he felt that Finland could no longer afford to ignore the realities of global politics until the billion-euro bill arrived. https://t.co/Omv0fRGsLq #geopolitiikka #turvallisuuspolitiikka #Suomi (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)

Hannu Järvinen wrote that the condition for receiving home care support would in the future be at least three years of residence in Finland. He regarded the change as a step in the right direction but insufficient, and he believed that all benefits and transfers should be based on citizenship and should not be paid to foreigners. #kotihoito #Suomi #tukijärjestelmä (translated)

Tere Sammallahti wrote that according to the interpretation of the Tax Administration, taxes of up to 170,000 euros should have been paid on an income of 41,000 euros, but the Supreme Administrative Court annulled the interpretation. He contemplated what kind of social media story the Tax Administration would create about the legal dispute and thanked for the work victory as well as for the precedent he considers important. https://t.co/x1NDdIyEbr #verotus #oikeus #ennakkopäätös (translated)

Tuulia Alanko wrote that many others besides traditional supporters of the Finns Party had also expressed similar views, in her opinion. She praised Riikka and the Finns Party ministers for their responsibility and ability to implement. Alanko stated that the Finns Party, according to her, did not want to serve the elite or accept unrestricted use of taxpayers' money. She criticized the Social Democrats for their talk about civil society and believed that climate actions alone did not address the challenges related to immigration or hybrid operations. Alanko described the Minister of the Interior as having acted to reform immigration policy and demanded changes to open invitations for immigration and the granting of citizenship. She also praised the Finns Party Minister of Justice for changing the line on criminal law and tightening penalties, even though, according to her, he had been criticized for populism. Alanko wrote that neither Riikka nor other members of the Finns Party should change their positions to please everyone. She believed the party would maintain its stance despite red-green criticism and pressure, describing the Finns Party as a caretaker party. #persut #poliitika #Suomi (translated)