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Mikko Varjoranta

@mvarjoranta.bsky.social
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Artist.🇫🇮🇺🇦 Climate and nature. Justice and equality. Fighting climate change with my art. Only traditional methods used: canvas, brush and paint. 🎨🖌️ Born in 331 ppm.

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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 25/05/2026
This year will be an acid test of how 'fine' our global civilization is prepared against rapidly accelerated climate change, an historic Super El Niño, record high biofuels production on agricultural land AND fertilizer and fuel shortages.
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 26/05/2026
The Creation of Adam/El Niño
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 15/05/2026
AMOC weakening in response to global and regional reductions in aerosol emissions Robert Allen et al. @iop.org Science iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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AMOC weakening in response to global and regional reductions in aerosol emissions
AMOC weakening in response to global and regional reductions in aerosol emissions, Allen, Robert J, Carson, Timothy, Liu, Wei, Wilcox, Laura J, Samset, Bjørn H, Ahmadi, Sharar, Ekman, Annica M L, Elling, Maxwell T, Fraser-Leach, Luke, Griffiths, Paul, Keeble, James, Koshiro, Tsuyoshi, Kushner, Paul, Lewinschal, Anna, MacRae, Molly, Makkonen, Risto, Merikanto, Joonas, Nabat, Pierre, Nazarenko, Larissa, O’Donnell, Declan, Oshima, Naga, Paynter, David, Persad, Geeta, Rumbold, Steven T, Swart, Neil, Takemura, Toshihiko, Tsigaridis, Kostas, von Salzen, Knut, Westervelt, Daniel M, Hassan, Taufiq
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 28/04/2026
The Finnish National Emergency Supply Agency published a chilling scenario of a protracted #war and what that would mean for the Finnish civilian life and #economy. The scenario itself is in Finnish, summary is in English. Recommend reading for Finns. www.huoltovarmuuskeskus.fi/en/a/nationa...
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National Emergency Supply Agency to publish scenario on use of military force to support preparedness of businesses - Huoltovarmuuskeskus
To support the preparedness and exercise activities of businesses and public authorities, the National Emergency Supply Agency will publish a scenario on the use of military force.
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Jussi Jalonen @jojalonen.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Aseapua Israel ei ole Ukrainalle järin toimittanut, ei edes Assadin hallinnon kaatumisen jälkeen, vaikka sitä silloin yleisesti odotettiin. Apu on jäänyt tarveharkintaiseksi ja rajalliseksi, ja enimmäkseen humanitaariseksi. Siitä on kyllä haluttu tehdä iso numero.
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Walking the "Very Narrow Bridge": Israel’s Calculus Between Russia and Ukraine
Since Russia expanded its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Kyiv and its Western partners have not stopped wondering why Israel, one of the United States’ closest partners, is not willing to assis...
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 26/04/2026
🚨BREAKING🚨 The most recent RELATIVE Oceanic Niño Index (RONI) forecast shows we could be facing the strongest El Niño in observed history!! This could lead to dystopian global climate change impacts over the next 1.5 years. No one is prepared.
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 10/03/2026
A study of social media content 18-24-year olds see in #Finland, #France and #Romania shows that algorithms overwhelmingly feed them right-wing political content - whether or not the users are interested. Three country average for right wing content was 58% - in Finland, 67%! yle.fi/a/74-20214134
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 19/04/2026
"even for medium emissions and without Greenland melting"!!
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 18/04/2026
A Super-duper El Niño lurks below the Equatorial Pacific Ocean surface, with a large section of the ocean showing a temperature anomaly of >5°C. Wait for it:
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 26/03/2026
More tidings from #Finland under the #right-wing government. Finland will fail its goal to reduce #poverty, and growing #inequality and high #unemployment already put Finland into EU's crosshairs for insufficient social development. yle.fi/a/74-20217323
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Tuore raportti: Köyhien määrä pian synkissä lukemissa – miljoona suomalaista voi olla köyhyysriskissä jo nyt
Sosten raportti moittii Suomen onnistumista köyhyyden ja syrjäytymisen vähentämisessä.
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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
1/3: Thanks for the thread. I agree with much of your thrust but read Paris a little differently. It operationalises the 1992 UNFCCC, especially defining “dangerous”. The core is the 1.5–2°C range &CBDR/equity; much else is diplomatic scaffolding, & sadly it’s this that frames the mainstream debate.
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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Thought provoking thread.
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James Hansen @drjamesehansen.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
El Nino strength is important, but the extraordinary, accelerating, warming of global sea surface temperatures is much more important. See Super El Nino? – mailchi.mp/caa/super-el... Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/super-el-n...
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Every responsible decision maker in politics, industry etc. should read this. Or better yet the original WMO report it’s about (linked in the article). And then think very seriously: What am I doing to stop this? Is it enough? How do I want to be remembered? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high
State of the Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 23/03/2026
We've been warning for this the past six years.. The Earth's Energy Imbalance has finally been included as a primary indicator by the World Meteorological Organization and the acceleration is beyond extreme. Global heat uptake is now higher than at any time in the known history of our planet!
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 24/03/2026
which disrupt global food production by causing droughts in Asia and Africa while triggering excessive rains in parts of the Americas, affecting 25% of global croplands. "There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy" Alfred Henry Lewis, 1906 2/2
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 24/03/2026
'Hormuz fertiliser block will upend world's food production' "the strait also carries the fertiliser components that underpin roughly half the world's food supply." This could coincide with rapid climate change, and an upcoming El Niño, 1/2
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/03/2026
Trump: “Now with the death of Iran, the greatest enemy America has is the Radical Left, Highly Incompetent, Democrat Party! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT”
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Mikko Kolkkala @xcsci.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Koskahan jokin media tekisi jutun ilmastoisovanhemmista? Ei uutisen arvoista koska eivät häiritse liikennettä?
Kuva ilmastoisovanhempien jokaperjantaisesta mielenosoituksesta eduskuntatalon portailla. Mielenosoittajilla keltaiset liivit ja banderolleja: Isovanhemmat vaativat ilmastotekoja.

#ilmastoisovanhemmat
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Here is what the journal Nature has to say about our paper on the increasing rate of #globalwarming: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Climate change is speeding up — the pace nearly doubled in ten years
Earth is now warming at a rate of around 0.35 ºC per decade, fresh analysis finds.
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Laura Millan @lauramillan.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
It's confirmed: Planetary warming has significantly accelerated over the past 10 years. This is the first statistically significant evidence of an acceleration of global warming that many had been warning about. Story via @bloomberg.com FREE link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Earth Is Warming Faster Than Previously Estimated, New Study Shows
Researchers found the first statistically significant evidence that global warming is accelerating.
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 18/03/2026
Even without El Niño, Global Sea Surface Temperatures are already hitting daily record highs. We're now entering a climate hotter than has existed for hundreds of thousands of years!
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 07/03/2026
Based on the NASA CERES data (used for the Hansen et al. climate sensitivity estimates), the current rate of heat uptake (and the relative fluxes) are at the very edge of CMIP6/IPCC estimates. If the NASA satellite data is correct, the IPCC best estimate and resulting carbon budgets etc are wrong
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 06/02/2026
On July 30, 2022, I wrote the article below, where I concluded: "What appears to be the case from these recent articles is that it’s not the sources that are driving this rise, it’s the degraded hydroxyl radical sink and loss of other natural sinks." climatecasino.net/2022/07/is-t...
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Is the Methane Catastrophe Happening Right Now?
Methane (CH₄) has been in the news a lot lately, mostly because the monthly numbers released by NOAA  continue to skyrocket into record territory, while simultaneously increasing year-over-year by rec...
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James Hansen @drjamesehansen.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The presumed upcoming El Nino will help cement and quantify global warming acceleration, showing that 2C global warming is likely to be reached in the 2030s, not at midcentury. See Another El Nino Already? mailchi.mp/caa/another-... Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/another-el...
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 06/02/2026
IPCC models might deem it highly unlikely, but Global warming reaching +2.0°C next decade is much more likely when considering NASA CERES satellite observations based climate forcings and feedbacks. We'd better assume observations are more indicative of reality than models alone:
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
The strategy against Europe is always "divide and conquer." Whether it's Russian disinformation or Big Tech lobbying, the goal is to break our regulatory power. They hate the EU because it works. If we stay united, they lose. If we fracture, they own us
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Just out today: The report “A Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tipping” reviews the current state of science on the risk of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (#AMOC) shutdown. 🌊 Conclusion: it's "a serious risk which requires a dedicated risk management framework". pub.norden.org/temanord2026...
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A Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tipping
This report is the outcome of the Nordic Council of Minister’s sponsored workshop arranged in October 21-24, 2025 in Helsinki and Rovaniemi, Finland as part of Finland’s council presidency theme resil...
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 28/01/2026
Another insightful visualization of when we could reach daily, monthly and annual temperature marks if the warming acceleration continues (not a prediction, but not impossible either). Rees is great a putting a lot of information on a (relatively) comprehensible single graph!
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Jussi Ahokas @ahokasjaj.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Eikö metsäteollisuus voisi viimein alkaa laittaa tuotantopalettiaan uusiksi? Muuttaa sekä pää- että sivuvirtojen käyttöään, vähentää puun polttamista energiaksi ja siten vastata ilmeiseen tarpeeseen vähentää hakkuita Suomessa? Toki se vaatii työtä, mutta lopussa kiitos seisoo. #talous
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Metsäsektoria uhkaa hirmuinen paukku: 10–15 sahaa kiinni, miljardilasku tulossa
Suomen ilmastopaneelin ja Suomen Luontopaneelin ehdotuksella olisi kallis hinta, väittää Sahateollisuuden toimitusjohtaja Tino Aalto Talousaamussa. Hän haluaisi vähentämisen sijaan lisätä hakkuita.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
These Epstein files are so horrific that we could see Tehran carpet-bombed, Obama arrested and martial law declared in Minneapolis in the next few days.
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Jussi Ahokas @ahokasjaj.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Tässä se on: hallitus on pysäyttänyt Suomen talouden n. 4 mrd. euron nettosopeutuksella. Velkajarrusopimus ja EU-säännöt vaativat tulevalle hallituskaudelle 10 mrd. euroa lisäsopeutusta juuri tällä VTV:n laskutavalla. Olemme valmiiksi jo talouskriisissä. Onnea Suomi! #talous #politiikka
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Miten tässä näin kävi? Hallitus päätti 10 miljardin sopeutuksista, VTV:n mukaan todellinen säästö on vain 3,5 miljardia
Hallitus on toistuvasti kehunut tehneensä miljardien säästöt julkiseen talouteen. VTV:n mukaan todellinen säästö on kaukana 10 miljardista.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 25/01/2026
Arctic sea-ice extent is still lowest on record for the date as of January 24th, about 63,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2018. Will 2026 beat the record low maximum set just last year? The Climate 8-Ball is busy stocking its bunker.
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🇨🇦Malamute68🇨🇦 @malamute68.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Jussi Ahokas @ahokasjaj.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
En järkyty näistä valtiollisista murhavideoista enää, vaan pidän niitä opetusmateriaalina siitä, mitä tuleman Suomessakin tällä menolla pitää. Ihmisen henki on lopulta heikosti kiinni, kun hyvinvointiyhteiskunta murenee ympäriltä ja mielivallasta tulee arkista. #yhteiskunta
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Mikko Tuomi @mustapipa.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
On syytä muistaa, että hallituksessamme istuvat perussuomalaiset ja kokoomus fanittavat Trumpin autoritaarista hallintoa.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Solidarity, particularly across race and class, is Kryptonite for authoritarian regimes. They can only thrive when their us v. them framing is adopted by society at large, and they join as active or passive collaborators with the regime. So the only response they have is to raise the cost of unity
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Antti Jauhiainen @anttiveikko.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Ylikulutuksen ratkaiseminen vaatii talousjärjestelmän haitallisten kannustimien huolellista purkamista ja tuotannon ohjaamista yhteiseen hyvinvointiin. Konkretia tähän keskusteluun on äärimmäisen tervetullutta. Suomessa meillä on @bios.fi, joka puurtaa aiheen parissa maailmanluokan tasolla!
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Tiedetäti (Dr. Laura Nissin) @tiedetati.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Ahdistaako kun amerikkalaiset teloittavat omia kansalaisiaan kaduille? Kannattaa muistaa, että vaikka tilanne USA:ssa on eskaloitunut, niin se ei ole syntynyt tyhjästä. Taustalla useamman vuoden propaganda, jossa ihmis- ja perusoikeuksia on romutettu mm. "maahanmuuton", ....
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 17/01/2026
A crazy amount of heat has accumulated in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean over the past two months. Hold on to your hats when this reaches the surface with the next El Niño. Y-axis shows depth, X-axis shows degree longitude (one degree equals 111 km) and colors temp anomalies. @noaa.gov PMEL data
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 14/01/2026
Näinhän se on. Puolustusselonteossa ei haluttu nähdä tosiasioita. Eikä näköjään haluta nähdä vieläkään. Tosiasia on se, että Yhdysvaltoihin ei voi enää luottaa. Ei ole voinut vuoden 2016 jälkeen. Eli kymmenen vuotta. Trump ei ole tauti vaan oire. Tämä pitää ymmärtää. www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...
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HS-analyysi | Puolustusselonteon valmistelussa tehtiin virhe ja se vanheni käsiin
Vasta vuosi sitten valmistunut Suomen puolustusselonteko on kirjoitettu väärään maailmaan, kirjoittaa HS:n toimittaja Jarmo Huhtanen.
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 14/01/2026
We could see as much global warming in the thirty years from 2020 to 2050, as over the preceding 90 years! The world is warming faster now than at any time in known history of our planet. See Generations of Global Warming: www.youtube.com/live/zmllNBR...
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Generations of Global Warming: A Dutch Perspective
YouTube video by Climate Chat
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 10/01/2026
In a sane world, this would be front page news everywhere. But it will hardly be covered anywhere. The North Pacific Ocean surface warmed over twice as much over the past 15 years than it did over the preceding 156 years. That's an increase in warming rate of >2000%!
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 10/01/2026
2025 was the hottest year on record for ocean heat content. Unfortunately, we now say this every year. 🥹 "In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming." + #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003... + Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
Bar graph showing global ocean heat content change in the upper 2000 m from the late 1950s through 2025. There is a long-term warming in the time series, which is using IAP/CAS data.
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
A short thread about the back story behind our new study. 🌊 A pile of evidence suggests the Atlantic overturning #AMOC (and its surface branch North Atlantic Current) has slowed. But some colleagues were sceptical, arguing the Norwegian Current and its deep return flow haven't slowed. 1/6
Globe view of the northern Atlantic, showing Gulf Stream, North Atlantic Current and Norwegian Current, from Rahmstorf, Nature 1999.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
2️⃣ Professor @kevinclimate.bsky.social: we're using up the carbon budget for staying under 2°C at 0.7% every single month, with a small but very real risk we could reach a catastrophic 4°C by 2100. There are huge benefits for the majority if we address climate change. www.nebriefing.org/take-action
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 08/01/2026
Attention World: Boycott the FIFA World Cup 2026.
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Jussi Seppälä @jussipseppala.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Ei Grok ihan toivoton ole.
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Oras Tynkkynen @orastynkkynen.vihreat.fi · 06/01/2026
Vihreät ovat esittäneet perustulokokeilua vuotuisissa vaihtoehtobudjeteissa. Esityksessämme olemme varanneet siihen 20 M€/v. eli suunnilleen saman verran kuin Irlannin kokeilu maksoi. 8/9
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Vaihtoehtobudjetti 2026 - Vihreät
Rohkeutta valita toisin -vaihtoehtobudjetti osoittaa, että toisenlaiset valinnat ovat mahdollisia. Tutustu Vihreiden vaihtoehtobudjettiin.
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M. Korhonen @mkorhonen12345.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Voisiko vaalien siirtoa jenkkifirman pilvipalveluun miettiä vielä kertaalleen? #kysynvaan yle.fi/a/74-20191502
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Suomen vaalidata siirtyy Amazonin pilveen – USA:n vaalivilppiepäilyjä tutkinut asiantuntija varoittaa riskeistä
Ensimmäistä kertaa vaaleissa ehdokas- ja äänestäjätiedot sekä tuloslaskenta siirtyvät Suomen rajojen ulkopuolelle. Tutkija ei käyttäisi pilvipalvelua kansallisen turvallisuuden asioissa.
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