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Finland

Finland: Happiest country in the world?

January 14, 2021 Edmund Schluessel (CWI in Finland)

Finland has, for the third year in a row, been declared the happiest country in the world in the “World Happiness Report.” Strong unions and a strong welfare state contribute to this ranking, but these […]

Finland

Finland: Viking Line shipping company flounders – Nationalise to save jobs and boost conditions!

September 2, 2020 Edmund Schluessel, CWI in Finland

The well-known shipping company, the Viking Line, employs 3,000 workers and is one of Finland’s 50 biggest companies. It has just announced plans to cut 200 jobs. The company, whose income has fallen by 89% […]

Finland

Finland: IT workers at Suomen Kotidata take strike action over collective bargaining

July 23, 2020 Edmund Schluessel, CWI in Finland

Workers at Jyväskylä-based IT infrastructure company, Suomen Kotidata, walked off the job on Wednesday 22 July, in protest over the company using the wrong collective bargaining agreement. According to IT trade union, PRO, the company […]

Finland

Finland: Covid triumphalism covers austerity betrayal

June 18, 2020 Edmund Schluessel, CWI-Finland

Finland’s ruling Social Democrats are riding high in the polls as the country emerges from the first wave of coronavirus, not untouched, but far less stricken than its neighbors, Sweden and Russia. The Social Democrats […]

Finland

Finland: Thousands march in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

June 5, 2020 Edmund Schluessel, CWI in Finland

On Wednesday over five thousand gathered in Helsinki’s Senate Square on just two days’ notice for a rally in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter mass protests in the United States. The rally, which far […]

Coronavirus

Finland, Sweden, Denmark…Covid 19 and governments’ responses

April 3, 2020 Edmund Schluessel, Sosialistinen Vaihtoehto (CWI in Finland), and Daniel Dyhrberg, Copenhagen

The popular myth about Finland is that of a socialist paradise. It is true that, unlike in other countries in Europe, much of the social-democratic welfare state has been preserved. The coronavirus pandemic, however, has […]

Finland

New Finnish government formed after workers’ victory stolen by the right

December 11, 2019 Edmund Schluessel and Heli Kontio, Sosialistinen Vaihtoehto (CWI in Finland)

After Finnish postal workers secured parcel sorters’ pay and conditions with a large, escalating strike, events moved fast in Helsinki. The State Ownership Minister, Sirpa Paatero, resigned in disgrace as evidence mounted she had known […]

Finland

Strike brings victory for postal workers in Finland

November 29, 2019 Edmund Schluessel, Sosialistinen Vaihtoehto (CWI in Finland)

Weeks of escalating strike action by Finland’s 10,000 postal workers came to an abrupt end on the morning of Wednesday, 27 November. The postal and logistics union, PAU, reached an agreement with the semi-privatised national […]

Finland

Wave of industrial action puts bosses under pressure in Finland

November 14, 2019 Edmund Schluessel, Sosialistinen Vaihtoehto (CWI in Finland)

Labour activity in Finland is escalating as unions enter into months of negotiations with employers nationwide. The Social Democratic-led “left” government of Antti Rinne has proven to be interested in supporting workers in name only. […]

Finland

Postal strike in Finland – government offers minor concessions

September 4, 2019 Edmund Schluessel, Sosialistinen Vaihtoehto (CWI in Finland)

The Finnish government today announced concessions in response to the ongoing Finnish postal workers’ strike. Their union – the PAU -began four days of strike action on Sunday 1 September in response to management plans […]

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