Current situation

What is happening right now?

- Economic Challenges: Finland is experiencing an economic recession, with a contraction in GDP expected to be 0.5% in 2023 and 0.2% in 2024. The economic downturn is widespread, affecting various sectors.

- Labor Movements: There have been recent announcements of strikes by the Finnish Industrial Union, indicating ongoing labor disputes and actions. A one-day strike is planned for early April, involving around 4,300 industrial workers across 56 workplaces.

- Social Issues: Despite many campaigns and the high inflation, food waste has not decreased in Finland. The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) has urged households to make better use of leftovers to reduce food waste, which has remained unchanged since 2016.

- Transportation: Helsinki is implementing new parking guidelines for electric scooters and shared bicycles, particularly focusing on areas outside the city center, around metro and train stations, starting March 28, 2024.

- Political Climate: Finland has recently elected a new president, Alexander Stubb, who will play a central role in defining Finland's NATO policies amid growing security concerns about Russia.


This is another critical situation in Finland, we can see a news about finnish education where a kid shooted to his classmates. There are some police officers maybe investigating this case or arresting the kid who made this atrocity.

Written by: Juan David Gutiérrez Sierra

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