United States Embassy Helsinki, Finland Alert: Planned Protest to Cause . . . Event: A planned protest is scheduled on June 7, 2024 by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion starting at 1300 The protesters are planning four simultaneous protest marches from different locations in the city starting at 1300 (see below)
Finland is hit by massive strikes protesting plans to cut social . . . HELSINKI (AP) — Labour unions in Finland went on strike Wednesday, starting a three-days labor action that will affect up to 300,000 workers and severely disrupt the daily life Trade unions are protesting revisions to labor market legislation and social security cuts proposed by the center-right government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo
On September 27, activists will protest in Helsinki, Finland, to demand . . . On September 27 at 4:00 PM, protesters from climate action group Elokapina (Finnish Extinction Rebellion) and additional activists will gather along Mannerheimintie before marching through the streets, likely down Eteläesplanadi Police presence and disruptions on roads and walkways are likely
Police criticised after clashes with Helsinki without Nazis protesters A protest organised by Helsinki without Nazis (Helsinki ilman natseja) on Finnish Independence Day ended with 41 arrests and accusations of police misconduct Authorities denied the claims, stating officers faced violence during attempts to disperse the crowd
Amnesty calls out Finnish police for disproportionate use of force at . . . Police used force to detain demonstrators at the Independence Day protests in Helsinki Image: Benjamin Suomela Yle Finnish police sometimes use a disproportionate amount of force and disperse protests unnecessarily, according to a new report by Amnesty Finland
Hundreds of environmental demonstrators march in Helsinki Roughly 400 supporters of the Finnish climate action group Elokapina staged a demonstration march in downtown Helsinki on Tuesday afternoon Starting at Parliament House, the march continued along the Mannerheimintie thoroughfare and down Eteläesplanadi, towards the government banquet hall Smolna, a block away from the city's Market Square
Traffic blocked as Elokapina protests begin in Helsinki Hundreds of climate activists disrupted central Helsinki on Monday as the group Elokapina launched a planned three-day protest aimed at halting traffic and pressuring the Finnish government on environmental policy