Strike paralyzes Finnish ports: A look at the widespread impact

A two-week political strike has brought freight traffic to a halt in Finnish ports and railways, signaling a major disruption in the country's logistics and potentially leading to shortages, including fuel. Juha Mutru, representing the employer's side through Port Operators Association, warns that resolving the backlog in ports could take weeks, with the majority of freight traffic coming to a standstill.

The strike wave, affecting port freight, railway goods transport, and heavy industry, is part of a broader labor dispute including dock workers and other port-related labor groups under the Transport Workers’ Union (AKT) from March 11th to March 24th.