With some 300,000 workers on strike, much of Finland is grinding to a halt on Friday, including public transportation.
Helsingin Sanomat breaks down workers' discontent into five main issues in PM Petteri Orpo's (NCP) government programme.
These include making the first day of sick leave unpaid and placing restrictions on the right to strike, including limiting political strikes to 24 hours. Workers participating in strikes deemed illegal could be fined 200 euros by employers.
Weaker job security is another matter unions are worried about. The government wants to make it easier for employers to dismiss employees.
While already approved by Parliament, labour unions are also protesting cuts to unemployment benefits. Unions also oppose the government's wish to expand local bargaining — as opposed to centralised national collective agreements — to cover all companies.
Reclassifying Russian art
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, museums in Europe and the US have been reattributing works by painters born in what is now Ukraine.
Russia's embassy in Finland was not pleased with Ateneum's decision to relist Ilya Repin as Ukrainian. The Helsinki art museum previously classified the 19th century painter as Russian, reports Iltalehti.
A statement on the embassy's website said the move was "surprising and contradicted common sense".
Siberian freeze
Arctic weather is enveloping southern Finland, which means it's time to bring out the down coats again, according to Hufvudstadsbladet.
Foreca meteorologist Markus Mäntykannas told HBL that even if next week's cold snap resembles the record-cold weather that hit Finland at the beginning of the year, it is unlikely to be quite as cold, thanks to February's rays.
"The sun is already having a warming effect in February, which means that even very frosty temperatures don't feel quite as cold in the afternoon sun, unlike in January," he told the Swedish-language daily.
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