Tanja @tanjaostman@dingdash.com
Swedish-speaking Finn from Finland. Wife, mother of one boy (2008). Teaching special education at the local university. I belive that the Organic Church/House Church is the NT way of doing Church. I'm interested in what's going on in the underground Church and I pray for the persecuted Christians.
Joined Jul 2020
I'm participating in a course this weekend about boating and navigating, together with other scout leaders and scouts. We have been given an old motorboat, so we need to get certificates to use it. The sea is still frozen, so we can't practice yet, but there is much theory to learn anyway.
Please pray for the president of Finland who will make a phone call to Putin tomorrow! (Last week he visited the White House). As I shared earlier, president Niinistö might be the head of a state that has had the most frequent meetings with Mr Putin. One of the reasons for that might be that Finland is a buffer state between Russia and the West. We have had no other choice than to understand Russia, and to have a dialogue with them... This has been critizised by some Swedes, but these days Sweden is turning to Finland for advice and help.
https://yle.fi/news/3-12352312
I walked to the city center from my job for my lunch today, and saw some soldiers in full combat gear and armored cars and tanks. The air force is also flying over the city. Finnish military are conducting urban warfare training drills in several cities in Finland this week. They do it regularly, and this exercise was planned a couple of years ago. Some might think the timing is perfect, or a little scary.
A senior epidemiologist has publicly apologized to his daughter’s generation for failing to more strenuously oppose “morally wrong” COVID lockdown measures such as school closures that caused massive damage to children.
https://www.infowars.com/posts/senior-epidemiologist-apologizes-to-daughters-generation-for-morally-wrong-lockdown-measures/
A temporarily free ebook about covid and treatments.
https://cvdsecrets.com/protocols/?a=5c48865c4b712&b=fb5c1324
With more than 70 percent of its surface covered by forests, Finland is – by far – the most densely forested country in Europe.
My friend said the other day: "Why would Putin want Finland, there is nothing here other than forest. We don't have the same natural riches, as Ukraine". It was comforting. The only reason he would want Finland back, is if he is a megalomaniac and wants back the old, great Russian/Soviet empire. We don't know what's going on in his head - there are so many speculations. So far Finnish leaders have managed to please the Russian Bear after our independence, but now we have trampled on its paws by sending weapons to Ukraine, and by our presidential visit to the White House. But all of West is backing up Ukraine, so we are not unique in that sense. (Picture from FB: "FInland in my heart")
""One obvious solution would be for [Putin] to give up, but when a dictator loses face and gives up, he is in a weak position. Another alternative is for him to expand the war, making it a bigger conflict," explained Toveri, a former intelligence chief at Finland's Defence Command."
https://yle.fi/news/3-12346890?fbclid=IwAR3NY5EEBtNjrsljXiSmmBi73VVcJMfw-Y-SLMxtuT_e_ufUyQzkhxntSGk
"A NUMBER of Russians have left Russia over concerns about the rumoured declaration of martial law and the impact of crippling economic sanctions.
With scheduled flights out of the country suspended except for Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, many have turned their attention to the rail service operated between the Finnish capital of Helsinki and St. Petersburg by VR, the Finnish state-owned railway company."
Please, pray also for the Russian people! All Russians don't support Putin, and life is getting harder in Russia. But I'm afraid they won't feel very welcome in Finland, as hatred towards Russians increase all over the world. Some Finns hate Russians, because of what their forefathers did to our country. But ordinary people are never responsible for their government, or for what their ancestors did!
Today we had a meeting at my workingplace regarding our Russian and Ukrainian students and colleagues. We have zero tolerance for hate speech.
Any thoughts or insights on the idea of the great reset, Klaus Schwab or the World Economic Forum?
https://youtu.be/6G3nWyoQ5CQ
This Russian troup (VDV) decided to take the elevator, heading for the rooftop of a building in Charkiv, from where they could open fire. This was not smart, as the caretaker of the building stopped the elevator between two floors, and then they were handed over to the Ukrainians.
Source: Erik van der Heeg on FB.
Part 2 Thomas Gür on FB (about what Russians google): "Queries for “flights” increased nine-fold from the week ending February 20th to the week ending February 27th. More Russians are asking Google “how to leave Russia” than have done so in 18 years since such data became public. Searches in the final two weeks of February were 16 times higher than the average weekly search volume from the past five years. Finnish trains from St Petersburg to Helsinki—which typically accommodate far fewer passengers than they have capacity for—have been packed with Russian travellers since February 27th. VR Group, a Finnish train company, told The Economist they plan to double the number of daily trains in order to address the growing demand from Russian passengers."
Thomas Gür on FB: "What Russians are googling: "A survey conducted between February 17th and 21st—that is, in the week before Mr Putin’s invasion—by the Levada Centre, an independent Russian pollster, found that 43% of Russians between the ages of 18 and 24 wanted to leave the country for good. And 44% of those who hoped to emigrate cited the “economic situation” as their motivation.
That situation is likely to get a lot worse. Western sanctions have created an economic storm: rising inflation, a crashing currency, and imports that are expected to dwindle. Many Russians will soon struggle to afford what they need to survive.
Eagerness to leave seems to be mounting. Data from Google Trends, which tracks how often particular words are entered into its search engine, show that Russian-language searches for “political asylum”, “emigration”, “flights” and “visa” all leapt in Russia in the days leading up to the invasion on February 24th..."
The president of Finland interviewed by Fox News last night, during his short visit to the USA. He's probably the president who has met Putin more than any other leader. They ask about Putin. Finnish politicians have learned to choose their words wisely when discussing Russia, and talking to Russian leaders. By meeting with the president of the United States, with the CIA, and two prominent Republican leaders as well, he is signaling very strongly that we are leaning towards the USA. But he doesn't want to talk openly about NATO, because he doesn't want to provoke Russia. The fact that the top leaders of USA have rescheduled to meet with our president on a short notice tells a lot of the seriousness. And our president is a trustworthy, experienced politician. Today the Swedish prime minister and defense minister will come to Finland to meet with our president. Please continue to pray for Ukraine and Russia but even for Finland and Sweden!
( @sinbach )
Swedish-speaking Finn from Finland. Wife, mother of one boy (2008). Teaching special education at the local university. I belive that the Organic Church/House Church is the NT way of doing Church. I'm interested in what's going on in the underground Church and I pray for the persecuted Christians.
Joined Jul 2020
