According to a poll by Ilta-Senomat, 75% of Finns believe that President Alexander Staab did the right thing when he called Vladimir Putin. Tuomo Turja, research director at Economic Research, notes that this result shows support for reading from the Finnish public. Among the main political parties, the level of approval for the call is the highest among supporters of the National Coalition (86 percent), and the lowest among supporters of the Left Union (59 percent). When looking at age groups, people 80 and older have the most favorable views of the call, with 91 percent approving of what Staub did.