The Åland islands occupy a special position in Finland, with a demilitarised status that means no armed forces can be stationed there and, unlike male citizens from elsewhere in Finland, Ålanders cannot be conscripted.
Finland does, however, have the obligation to defend Åland if necessary.
There are MPs in the new parliament elected last week who would like to change that. National Coalition Party MPs Jarmo Lindbergh, Jarno Limnell and Pekka Toveri have all made comments on the issue in Ilta-Sanomat and Helsingin Sanomat.
Their colleague, Atte Kaleva, made perhaps the starkest statement, saying on Twitter that "Åland's freeriding should end," prompting the chair of Åland's association for reservists to describe it as "the most ignorant comment so far" in the debate.
But there is already a citizens' initiative calling for Russia's consulate in Mariehamn — an integral part of the treaties guaranteeing demilitarisation — to be shut down.
Ålanders have defended the region's demilitarised status, with Svalbard one example of demilitarised territory within Nato countries.
Helsingin Sanomat reported that legal experts have advised against reopening the treaties, as they might prompt Russia to re-evaluate its recognition of Finland's borders in other places too.
And now the SDP paper Demokraatti reports leading NCP MP Antti Häkkänen as saying that the issue is not at the top of his party's agenda.
The issue might need to be looked at again, in the light of Russia's current behaviour, but there's no "acute need", according to Häkkänen.
Immigration splits
Ilta-Sanomat has a survey on attitudes to immigration, which is at the top of the agenda for some in Finland.
They found that 52 percent of respondents would like to increase work-based immigration, with 28 percent wanting to keep it at the same level it is now.
The issue is important, as Finland's birth rate is declining and there is a labour shortage across many fields. But even so, 13 percent of respondents said they want to reduce the numbers of people arriving in Finland to work.
Supporters of one party stood out, however. Finns Party voters were far and away the most negative about the phenomenon, with 43 percent saying they would like to reduce work-based immigration.
In addition, 39 percent said they would maintain the inflow of workers at current levels, while just 11 percent of Finns Party supporters said they would increase work-based immigration.
The issue is likely to come up in government formation talks, with all other parties committed to increasing work-based immigration. Success is not guaranteed, as competition for young, skilled workers is fierce.
For example, Germany recently announced immigration reforms to better attract immigrants as the country grapples with its own demographic challenges.
In Finland, foreign students are less likely to stay, with one recent survey pointing to poor career prospects as a factor.
Airport staff head home early
Tampere paper Aamulehti has a story on the city's airport that won't warm the hearts of travellers after the uproar that greeted Finnair's plan to end the 25 minute flights from Helsinki that are popular with business travellers.
Politicians and business leaders in Tampere were furious with the decision, saying it could damage their ability to close deals and get to meetings.
But on Tuesday it emerged that the city's airport might need a bit more training, after a delayed flight from Riga landed but the captain was unable to contact ground crew for an extended period.
Passengers were stuck on the plane for 37 minutes after it landed around 2am on Tuesday, and most left the airport without their bags — returning to collect them later in the day.
Ground services firm Airpro said that their system did not have information about this particular Air Baltic flight landing on that day, so there were no staff at the airport after 5pm.
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