# Stevedore Strike to Shut Finnish Ports, Risking 90% of Exports

> Around 1,800 Finnish stevedores announced an indefinite strike starting Wednesday to push wage negotiations after mediation failed. The walkout could halt up to 90% of Finland's foreign goods trade, valued at about 280 million euros per day.

- Date: 2023-02-14 · published 2023-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Finland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37330-stevedore-strike-to-shut-finnish-ports-risking-90-of-exports
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A Finnish port shutdown mainly affects Nordic trade flows and has limited effect on global feed grain or meal prices, though it adds to port-labour risk across Europe.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-06 | [Spanish food exporters call on dockworkers to end strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70491-spanish-food-exporters-call-on-dockworkers-to-end-strike.md) | -1.0% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-29 | [Port strike in Prince Rupert set to impact B.C. propane exports \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17142-port-strike-in-prince-rupert-set-to-impact-b-c-propane-exports-cbc-news.md) | -0.4% | — |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-23 | [Stevedores on Strike at Fremantle – Red Spark](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45576-stevedores-on-strike-at-fremantle-red-spark.md) | +1.1% | +5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-23 | [Spanish port strike to go ahead \| Article \| Fruitnet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72504-spanish-port-strike-to-go-ahead-article-fruitnet.md) | -0.2% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-28 | [Ongoing strikes slow French grain exports - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55086-ongoing-strikes-slow-french-grain-exports-grain-central.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- news.bloomberglaw.com: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/international-trade/stevedore-strike-to-shut-finnish-ports-risking-90-of-exports

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