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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)

Joonas Kiviranta wrote that the pension contributions paid by the prematurely deceased remained in the pension system according to him, and the heirs received nothing from them. He described property protection as non-existent and the effective inheritance tax rate as 100%. #eläkejärjestelmä #perintö #talous (translated)

Jukka Lepikkö wrote that media literacy was needed in investment forums. According to him, the dramatic decline forecast presented was perhaps related to a decline expected in a couple of years, and the forecaster was simultaneously long on stocks, benefiting from their rise. https://t.co/2jO2H8GLxX #sijoittaminen #talous #mediataito (translated)

Joakim Vigelius wrote that according to a survey conducted by Taloustutkimus for EK, 54 percent of Finns supported a model in which at least two-thirds of the public sector adjustments would be achieved through spending cuts. https://t.co/NPnf4w7F1d #Suomi #julkitalous #kysely (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)

Eero Ahtola wrote that he had lost his trust in the pension system a long time ago. According to him, the quintuple increase in pension contributions and the continuous extension of the retirement age were not right. He also claimed that the heavy pension system had led to a poor state of the rest of the economy. https://t.co/Nr3YLpJzyx #eläke #talous #luottamus (translated)

Matti Hämeenaho criticized the representatives of the National Coalition Party and wrote that they are now demanding cuts, even though, in his opinion, the 10 billion euro list of cuts brought to the meeting in Riga was not approved, and instead, the value-added tax was increased. According to Hämeenaho, small "fringe cuts" were strongly opposed, and he emphasized that actions are decisive. https://t.co/aw105p36Jc #politiikka #talous #Suomi (translated)

The analysis discusses the diesel supply agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, which raises questions about the normalization of economic relations between the United States and Russia, as well as its effects on international politics and European security. #Putin #Trump #diesel (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)

Aarne Leinonen named the target for cuts in the evening as the adjustment of pensions, which he estimated to be 2.6 percent in 2027 with costs amounting to 1,066,000,000 euros. He wrote that current retirees should participate in balancing Finland's public finances. According to him, the pension system was not sustainable because 25 percent of the taxes from the work of young people were for the benefit of retirees. #RatkaisutRahapulaan #Eläkkeet #Suomi #Talous (translated)

Sture Fjäder urged the National Coalition Party to look in the mirror and wrote that the Finns Party was not responsible for the party's poor performance. According to him, the reasons were the scandals of 2026, maneuvering, and pushing things through, which were in conflict with the National Coalition Party's strict economic policy line and weakened the party's credibility. #kokoomus https://t.co/VYkdlr8VNh #politiikka #suomi #vaalit (translated)

The National Coalition Party stated that the economy and tax revenues have increased and reported that the tax revenue estimate has risen by over one billion euros. According to it, the estimate for income tax grew by 316 million euros and corporate tax by 221 million. #talouskasvu #työllisyys #verotulot (translated)

Tere Sammallahti wondered why tax revenue had increased despite tax cuts. He reminded that the leftists had previously claimed that tax cuts weakened the state's financial base and asked whether the reason for the economic distress was actually too high taxation. #verotus #talous #politiikka (translated)

Raimo Savipakka wrote that he agrees with Jari. He urged to reduce the public sector, development aid, and the status of the nobility, as well as to carry out municipal mergers and reduce the number of social and healthcare regions. According to Savipakka, pensions should not be touched, however. https://t.co/adBi50XaJ9 #Suomi #politiikka #talous (translated)

The Day's Bureaucrat wrote sarcastically that the recipient had apparently prepared for the interview by browsing women's magazines. According to him, however, the future prime ministerial candidate was not being asked for lifestyle tips, running performances, or bathroom selfies associated with social democratic prime ministers, but for political statements and thoughts on correcting Finland's economic downward spiral. In the end, he stated that he understood that the recipient had not understood the matter. #politiikka #Suomi #talous (translated)