Finland is bracing for significant disruptions in train traffic, local transportation, and the energy sector due to widespread strikes organized by the Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors (JHL). Scheduled for early February, these strikes represent a growing trend of industrial action in the country.
On Friday, February 2, 2024, almost all train services in Finland, except for night trains in Northern Finland, will come to a halt for one day due to JHL s strike.
A two-day strike organized by the Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL is set to disrupt early childhood education and care services across the Helsinki Metropolitan Region. The strike, scheduled for Wednesday, January 31, and Thursday, February 1, 2024, will involve all public and private day care centers in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen.
This extensive political strike, supported by members of various trade unions, will apply to work shifts beginning between 5:59 am on January 31 and 8:59 pm on February 1.
Finland is set to experience widespread disruptions on December 14, 2023, as the Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors (JHL) extends its political strike to dozens of locations nationwide. The strike, part of the "Serious Grounds" campaign led by the central organization SAK, is a response to the Finnish Government s proposed policies, which JHL argues will severely weaken employee rights and social security.