Posts about the 2025 municipal elections in Kirkkonummi and key themes in local politics.
-
Education is the municipality's most important task
Education is the municipality's most important task. Investment in education pays off far into the future — there are no quick wins.
-
An absolute no to upper secondary tuition fees
The government wants to place upper secondary students in unequal positions based on citizenship. Tuition fees must be opposed absolutely.
-
A growing municipality needs a vibrant centre
Kirkkonummi's centre renovation is a golden opportunity. A vibrant centre attracts residents and businesses — and improves the municipality's finances.
-
Assumption is not worth knowledge
Parties market themselves with images and slogans. It pays to challenge candidates on what their claims are actually based on before casting your vote.
-
Municipal elections decide everyday matters
Municipal elections may seem complex, but they decide everyday matters: schools, daycare and transport connections. You have the power to influence them.
-
Together we are stronger
Growing polarisation and inequality-creating policies unnecessarily divide our small nation. History shows we fare best when we cooperate.
-
Essays on immigration: on asylum seekers
There are many misconceptions about asylum seekers. It is important to distinguish facts from myths — seekers do not live at taxpayers' expense.
-
Essays on immigration: those granted asylum
Receiving asylum is not automatic — it is a carefully defined process. Too often we forget the actual people behind the applications.
-
Essays on immigration: those who came to study
Students who come to Finland from abroad bring skilled workers. Yet we still have major challenges with their employment after graduation.
-
Essays on immigration: labour-based immigration
Labour-based immigration helps solve Finland's labour shortage. However, better conditions for integration and employment are still needed.
-
Is education under special protection?
Education is being cut deeply, despite government claims to the contrary. Index increases and legal reforms do not cover hundreds of millions in cuts.
-
Essays on immigration: family-based immigration
Those who immigrate on the basis of family ties are a diverse group. They are often further along in integration than other immigrant groups.
-
Essays on immigration: the scale of immigration
In immigration discussions, volumes are often left unmentioned. Finland's immigration is a fraction of comparable countries' levels.
-
Essays on immigration: on the immigration debate
The immigration debate has long been dominated by critical voices. It is time to examine the topic more evenhandedly, based on facts.
-
One step forward, two steps back
The government is making necessary reforms to upper secondary education, but they do not compensate for €120 million cuts to vocational education.
-
Responsibility for a better future lies with us adults
Young people are living through crisis after crisis. The responsibility for a better future lies with us adults, not with the young.
-
Standing in the municipal and regional elections 2025
I am standing in both the municipal and regional elections in 2025. My priority is securing good opportunities for children and young people.
-
The municipality must plan for the long term
Municipalities must plan for the long term. Short-sighted decisions lead to extra costs and poorer services for residents over time.
