FINNS ARE BEING BLED DRY AT THE FUEL PUMP – AND THE PUBLIC KINDLY PAYS UP!

https://x.com/petteri_vaara/status/2110272549946826833?s=20

Petteri Vaara:
As I recall, back in June 2025, diesel at the Teboil station in Kiiminki cost about 1.50 euros per liter!

Now, we’re talking about prices as high as 2.60 euros per liter!

That’s an increase of 1.10 euros—a jump of a staggering 73 percent!

And what has happened in the meantime?

Teboil has been driven out of the market due to sanctions; competition has decreased, and Finnish motorists are paying even more.

Meanwhile, Neste is raking in massive profits—fuel refining can be an extremely lucrative business.

But don’t worry!

We are told that the rising cost of fuel is due to the international situation, issues in the Strait of Hormuz, conflicts in the Middle East, and uncertainty in the global markets.

There’s always some explanation for why Finns have to dig even deeper into their pockets!

But let me ask one simple question.

How is it possible that, in our eastern neighbor’s country, diesel can cost around 80 cents per liter—even though they, too, live on the same planet and in the midst of the same international crisis?

Do the events in the Strait of Hormuz have no impact there? Or could it be that, beyond global market forces, fuel prices are also decisively shaped by individual nations' own political decisions, taxation, energy availability, and trade relations?

The fact that fuel is cheaper in Russia does not, of course, prove on its own that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz has no impact on prices in Finland. It does, however, demonstrate that an international crisis does not dictate pump prices in every country in the same way.

And this brings us precisely to a question that I believe deserves far more discussion in Finland:

WHAT HAS THE COLLAPSE OF TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN FINLAND AND RUSSIA COST THE ORDINARY FINN?

How much more are we paying for fuel?

How much more are we paying for energy?

How much more are we paying for transport, food, and everything else whose price is influenced by energy costs?

And, above all, how much of this bill could have been avoided?

I find it absolutely incomprehensible that discussing these issues seems more difficult than approving new expenditures in the billions!

And then, of course, there is Neste!

While Finnish motorists, farmers, and machinery contractors struggle with their fuel costs, Neste’s financial results tell a completely different story. High refining margins can mean substantial profits for an energy company, even as ordinary citizens are forced to cut back on essential expenses.

Isn’t there something contradictory about this?

If producing fuel is so incredibly expensive, how is it possible to generate such massive profits from refining operations?

And if the exit of Teboil from the market has weakened competition, why should consumers simply have to accept the consequences?

Whose interests are actually being served by all of this?

In my view, the breakdown in relations between Finland and Russia has come at a huge economic cost to the Finnish people.

And I am not referring only to fuel.

I am referring to the entire spectrum of trade, energy, tourism, and economic cooperation from which Finland has benefited over the decades.

Admittedly, Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine is the fundamental reason why these relations have been severed. But that does not negate the need to also evaluate the economic consequences of the decisions made by Finland.

I believe that citizens have a right to know what these decisions have cost and what has been achieved by them.

And let’s return to the fuel pump for a moment.

In June 2025, it was around 1.50 euros per liter.

Now, it is as high as 2.60 euros per liter.

In the neighboring country, it is reportedly around 80 cents per liter. Teboil is out of the market.

Neste’s refining operations are delivering strong results.

And the Finn foots the bill!

One cannot help but wonder: in the current system, is the primary role of the Finnish taxpayer anything other than to pay every conceivable bill and keep their mouth shut?

I do not accept the notion that the decline in the Finnish standard of living is some inevitable law of nature that must not be questioned.

Political decisions have consequences.

And those consequences must be open for discussion—even if that doesn’t please everyone.

Because, ultimately, the question is quite simple:

IS THE PRIMARY DUTY OF THE FINNISH STATE TO LOOK AFTER THE WELL-BEING OF ITS OWN PEOPLE, OR SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY?

To my mind, the answer should be self-evident.

Yet, looking at the figures on the fuel pump, I cannot help but wonder if that is still the case for those in power in Finland.

Yours, Voice of the Fatherland, from Somewhere Out There

KyroTV / André:
Petteri Vaara forgot to mention the S-Group, which is the largest player in the grocery trade in Finland with a market share of almost 49 percent. Since the 80s, the S-Group has systematically grabbed more and more market shares and outcompeted smaller players. S-Group also owns a lot of gas stations (ABC) around the country, and their profits on fuel have certainly increased a lot, thanks to Teboil being forced out.
They also operate in several other industries such as hotels (Sokos hotel) and car sales, it also has its own bank (S-bank), which means that they can basically create as much money as they want for their investments. And they also invest a lot every year in new constructions and enlargements and renovations of existing properties.
Outwardly, S-Group is a cooperative owned by its customers, but the reality is quite different. S-Group's council is elected every four years by its owner-customers, but these elections are of course at least as much rigged as any other election in Finland. It has also emerged that there are a lot of municipal politicians on S-Group's councils and they also get very well paid (bribed) for it. Of course, this is not a coincidence, but a strategy by the S-Group to easily get the plots and building permits they need for their properties. And if you look at where their properties are located, they are always on the best plots.
S-Group is without a doubt the most corrupt business in Finland. They have bankrupted many smaller players or simply bought up smaller players in order to get rid of competitors and increase their own market shares.
This mafia corporation should be stopped immediately!

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