Sofi Oksanen took to Twitter to address the social media behavior of Finland’s new Eurovision representative.
Author Sofi Oksanen took to Twitter to address the recent UMK winner, Käärijä, who will represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest in May, i.e. Jere Pöyhönen social media use. Oksanen states in his update that he is surprised that Pöyhönen follows the Kremlin on social media.
Sofi Oksanen addressed Käärijä’s social media behavior on Twitter. Pete Anikari
– Our Eurovision representative follows the Kremlin on Facebook. It is said to be “unifying” and it is said to be “a shame if someone likes what they follow on social media”. At the same time, social media life in #Russia is so “unifying”, Oksanen writes.
Oksanen has linked a Yle news in his tweet, which tells about the Muscovite Dmitri from Ivanov, who criticized the war on social media. According to the Yle article, the man now faces nine years in prison.
Oksanen’s update has sparked a discussion on Twitter regarding the topic.
– What if we don’t attack people because of what they follow on social media. Can’t even read news about Russia? They also usually come from Russian sources, one Twitter user replies to Oksanen.
The author has an answer ready for the commenter.
– 1) The Kremlin’s social media channel is not a reliable news source. 2) The position of our representative from Vius: “political stuff is irrelevant”. But it’s great to know what our visa representative’s opinion is about Russia. He has not condemned Russia’s illegal war. It is a statement, Oksanen states.
With his comment, Oksanen refers to Käärijä’s recent interviews.
Right after the UMK win, screenshots from the Instagram accounts that Käärijä follows started circulating on social media. The Power belongs to the people party stood out from the crowd, on the other hand, Jyväskylä’s Seta also stood out.
After the UMK final, Käärijä commented on the matter to Iltalehte.
– I don’t want to take a stand on political matters, and it’s a shame if someone criticizes what someone follows. Those are completely irrelevant things. I follow a lot of different things, and there is not necessarily any reason for them, Käärijä commented in an interview with Iltalehti.