Seems like all the problems are caused by “external sources,” not by the lack of wise internal decisions. For sure, it’s much easier to explain raising prices in your local Alepa with war, refugees, evil russians, you name it.
**EU (including Finland) continues to buy Russian fossil fuels more than ever before, but Russian babushka in Lahti is a threat, right?**
* [Finnish company exporting crucial truck parts to Russia](https://yle.fi/a/74-20062182)
* [Finland’s Gasum resumes LNG purchases from Russia’s Kryogaz](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/finlands-gasum-resumes-lng-purchases-russias-kryogaz-2023-07-18/)
* [Finland’s Russian nickel imports bigger than before war](https://yle.fi/a/3-12677550)
* [Russian LNG exports to Europe hit an all-time high in November](https://expro.com.ua/en/tidings/russian-lng-exports-to-europe-hit-an-all-time-high-in-november)
**There were 11.000 migrants who came from Sweden by September 2015, and that was fine, right?**
* [2015: At least 800 asylum-seeekers are expected to arrive in Tornio in Lapland today Friday.](https://yle.fi/a/3-8317074)
* [Tornio foresees calmer times as asylum seekers’ hub opens](https://yle.fi/a/3-8322952)
And this year’s number is not higher than the average (add a couple of thousands to the 2023 number):
https://preview.redd.it/kln59047vf4c1.png?width=707&format=png&auto=webp&s=c2196571854207f24624d57045fbd2576a8dea6c
**And sweet dessert! My favorite** **❤️**
YES: [Estonian PM: Finland key to shutting down Russia trade](https://news.err.ee/1609093952/estonian-pm-finland-key-to-shutting-down-russia-trade)
BUT: [Estonia PM under pressure over husband’s alleged Russia business links](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/28/estonia-pm-under-pressure-husband-russian-alleged-business-links-kaja-kallas)
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So my question is: Should we trust everything the media says or keep a space for critical thinking?
by iftheone
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Fuck off Ivan – stick to something you are good at, like drinking brake fluid and beating your wife.
No ruzzians
Your examples are all from “mass media”.
Of course we need to be capable of criticism, but even that has to be on sane level. If the criticism is based on “alternative media”, is it any better?