Finland faces massive strikes over government benefits cuts as farmer protests erupt across Europe

Hundreds of thousands of workers strike across Finland, as unions fight against the government's social welfare changes. It comes as farmers erupt in protest across Europe, rallying for things such as better pay and more protection against cheap imports.
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#Europe #Farmer #Protest

[@MR-xc3sw]

Stand up for your rights. You need farmers more than you need politicians.

[@OhSnap-kb9vr]

Well said!

[@sebastianniittyvuopio5017]

Klaus joke schwapp

[@tompowers4013]

Politicians don't feed people.

[@breakfast00club..11]

The politicians care only about Ukraine and America

[@Forbidden-Pre-Workout]

@@tompowers4013they rob people

[@edienelson8350]

Bless the farmers

[@RandomEsports1]

no. they need to make produce

[@MarginalFarming]

@@RandomEsports1 make your own mate - or is that just an inconvenience ?

[@bigmac2752]

​@@RandomEsports1lazy and can't raise your own.

[@raclark2730]

@@bigmac2752 Yes that's great but not everyone can do that. Make no mistake this civilization needs industrial farming in some form.

[@jeanpaul4100]

They are protesting the climate agenda. Period.

[@phucknuts.7065]

They are fighting the WEF !

[@jimiplayscobo5877]

So true same here in Canada with Trudeau a WEF Wonder Boy.

[@iam1smiley1]

Also watch out for UN, EU and WHO.

[@WAEVOICE]

@@iam1smiley1 All institutions that have gotten too big for their britches over the decades.

[@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL]

@@WAEVOICE They shouldn't exist.

[@OhSnap-kb9vr]

Who cares?!?? I didnt elect Klaus - did you?

[@farcenter]

Let's go farmers

[@ibrake4rappers]

what if palestinian protesters were doing things like this when they protest

[@-cvq]

@@ibrake4rappers look up tomorrow's pioneers

[@robertedmond6596]

​@@ibrake4rappersHamas is not a good cause. Farming is. 😂

[@ibrake4rappers]

@@robertedmond6596 who decides whats a good cause and what isnt?

[@farcenter]

@@ibrake4rappers Smart informed people.

[@parvanehbarron6194]

Sympathy and understanding of politicians Really They all have to go We stand with farmers

[@katelyntavares6856]

Speak up keep going we need food that is not made in a lab !

[@TheBooban]

2:53 she is saying the farmers are angry at the right should they get elected because they would threaten the farmers green issues? Is she crazy? Is this how the media twists things?

[@deepdivedelight]

This is america, 2% you can trust, 98% propaganda.

[@balex55lp]

thats typical State/NGO Medias they are a Propaganda Machine for the Rich and Freemasons

[@iam1smiley1]

Yes, lies.

[@guameldestruir6239]

If you had listening comprehension, you would understand that she meant if the right got elected it would jeopardize the incumbent governments green agenda.

[@flyphish4434]

Not to mention, lowering unemployment payments to spur job growth? You mean to tell me that people with jobs are mad at thier government for lowering payments to people without jobs?

[@des2892]

The minority that makes decisions for the majority to survive needs to come up with better ways to manage the economy in their respective countries

[@joshcourt1393]

WEF says no.

[@Ia-mes_Aqrabdabra]

Revelation 19:18 “That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.”

[@donaldjones8881]

What's happening every where is the distribution of wealth.The public servants and beauro rats have manipulated the system and squized farmers and everyone else to breaking point.

[@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL]

They make decisions to do the opposite.

[@TheGuerillapatriot]

you r commie

[@MrLeooreo]

Humanity is very powerful when they gather together to fight against tyrants like we are doing today, all over the world, so happy to see the humanity fighting so hard to save ourselves❤❤❤

[@westartfromhere7704]

Bureaucrats and capitalists are human, sort of. It is only the working class that can save humanity.

[@Blackstar-ti4py]

Except humans are subapecies

[@Rantsack]

Everything goes up, but pay is the same. Then companies complain that they don’t have enough money to pay or hire new people. But yet, EVERYTHING WENT UP EXCEPT FOR PAY.

[@OhSnap-kb9vr]

Oddly though the corporations have enough money to pay their CEOs millions in bonuses each year.

[@andrehunter1295]

While the richest people get more rich, sadly have wef become responsible politicians best friends 😢

[@water4sure]

Power to the people!

[@old-schematic]

Hmmmmm, doesn't that remind you of something called... communism? But you guys don't like them don't you...

[@maigepresents5840]

Good luck with that... another 50 billion in aid to Ukraine has to be funded somehow... only way to do that is to take it from European households....

[@joshcourt1393]

10% truth 40% misinformation 50% obfuscation. On the ground/ alternative media does a much better job.

[@TheOneXain]

Exactly what i noticed too after seeing a mainstream news outlet finally doing a story on this after weeks of already being known through individual posts on instagram.

[@sandd286]

Praying for the farmers 🙏❤

[@vinucini4341]

Today Europe tomorrow USA.

[@seanthe100]

Definitely not, farmers in the US have outsized influence not like Europe farming states have way more power than they have people

[@jamalwilburn228]

Many farms in the US are owned by corporations. Many are foreign like China

[@thanhhoangnguyen4754]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@seanthe100 Yeah thank god for that. If the federal dare remove anything like the WEF it won’t end well especially those state in the South with agricultural influence.

[@vinucini4341]

@@seanthe100 once America said the banks are safe and strong after the pandemic. Signature bank, first bank etc.

[@Nothingness687]

America has its own action going on in Texas.

[@NestorMakhno1789]

I support the interest of the people in this. European nations should prioritize domestic producers before importing cut-rate foodstuffs from elsewhere.

[@JoeBlow-yr3ts]

Congrats Finland. It’s always some wealthy well of person saying the reaction is over scale. Workers know now once cuts start they never stop it’s just the frog in the pot scenario and 40 years later your society is falling apart with massive inequality.

[@eksbocks9438]

Trust me. My country went down this path already (United States). You guys don't want this. We've got housing problems, a lot of people getting huge medical bills, homelessness. And a radicalized group of people. Who work really hard to keep everyone in this cycle of struggling.

[@gstrathmore194]

Yep

[@friendoftellus5741]

No farmers, no food !!!!

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Imported food is cheaper.

[@MarginalFarming]

cheaper because less regulations from imported produce @@jjefferyworboys8138

[@tealover70]

GO farmers!

[@hera7884]

Governments should be working in the interest and favor of their People, not themselves or foreign countries. A government placing their interests and favors towards themselves or a foreign country is the basis of Treason.

[@outwestview]

NO Farmers No Food..its that simple

[@Jedi1993]

this is what it takes for change. the world is fed up.

[@MiKa-bs6rf]

Absolute and full support for the farmers.

[@eileenahern-ku9nx]

Well done to the farmers. Ye are not fools. ❤

[@ABP_Tv]

We need to this in America over everything currently happening to our county.

[@robertmontague1216]

Due food prices are high enough as it is, I'm not going to starve just so some farmer can buy himself a limo and luxury pick up

[@rolandthethompsongunner64]

They are Free Palestine 😂

[@rolandthethompsongunner64]

@@robertmontague1216 No doubt. They get enough welfare as it is. Not to mention most are corporate farmers. Few family farms left.

[@carlyn24]

There are very few non corporate entity farmers left. The seed companies have come in decades ago & now small farming families work for corporations. stop blaming the farmers. Remember farmade, in the 80s???? the government allowed seed companies to come in and pay for the barns, and the animals that are now on farmer's land. A farmer may be raising 6000 hogs, but he doesn't own those, he can't sell those hogs/birds, he has to keep them alive because he's a contract farmer now & he doesn't own s***....... you're just another uneducated. American who runs their mouth online has no idea what goes on in rural america

[@Millsmills586]

Our farmers are so subsidised it don't even make sense. Go back out and get my corn Mr farmer, you don't need a 2024 doge ram to do your job.

[@agnieszkaolszewska6079]

Stay strong. In Poland farmers protest, too.

[@brianpaychek8252]

This is another example of people showing they have had enough!!!

[@kippgoeden]

SOLIDARITY FOREVER ✊

[@420thebass]

Farmers Feed CITIES !!!!

[@m87orion]

"Great agenda?" Wow that doesn't sound dystopian at all.

[@serenus369]

We can certainly survive without politicians, but we won't survive without farmers.

[@UncommonSense1776]

Paying people large sums of money to not work is unsustainable.

[@carriefox1146]

Keep the pressure on..

[@darkmatter5424]

Yeah, and they just approved 50B dollars to Ukraine. Good job Eurocrats! How dare those peasants protest and demand support!

[@joakimhausswolff9728]

You know nothing. The support for Ukraine is solid here. And what do you mean by Eurocrats? They are fighting right wing governments and their politics mainly.

[@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL]

@@joakimhausswolff9728 The support is strong? Is that why The U.S. pays the most for that boondoggle?

[@user-xh1tz3jv1r]

​@@joakimhausswolff9728what support.What will you give money, soldiers, maybe will fight with Russia?Dont be ridiculous mind your own bisness and dont mess with bigger then you.Nobody will save you everyone in EU has enough problems, no weapons and enough money.

[@DoneDragon1]

Farmers are the most important people in a society, without them society cant survive

[@janinak6320]

Over 18,000 sanctions on Russia at the behest of the US which have spectacularly backfired combined with tarff free grain from Ukraine flooding the market, not to mention the money pouring into Ukraine to pay their employees is having a disastrous effect on citizens of europe.

[@nothingnothing6036]

We need farmers, not corrupt politicians who never care about people.

[@kensarnecki7424]

We stand with Farmers / From USA.

[@stephaniecorelli3034]

Americans should learn from this

[@harveywabbit9541]

Biden's insistence on the expansion of Nato into the Ukraine will prove costly. Nothing like having a Puppet for our President. The US finance of the war against the Palestinians (since 1948) is disgraceful.

[@springhollerfarm8668]

It's a worldwide issue. Prices go higher, the rich get richer the rest suffer more. It's gonna come to a head soon, I'm afraid. The aristocrats, once again, do not see why the masses are revolting.

[@patrickhenry1249]

It really is “let them eat cake,” from them every time isn’t it?

[@joealcamo8901]

OUTSTANDING!

[@BrendaJ159]

My deepest sympathy for us all!!!

[@vilma7329]

Don't give up farmers ❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@jamesmurphy9426]

Beginning to look similar to 1848 or 1968

[@Liisa_011]

Pluto in Aquarius

[@ogsuntio5234]

Living in Finland myself, the strikes really don't have the support of the majority. Within the first waves most shops were open as usual and really only the public transport was stalled. The government here is only proposing to change workers rights to same level as they are in neighboring countries (Sweden, Norway) to help draw more investments to Finland by making us more competetive against others. The workers unions have been on a downward spiral for decades and this seems to be their last gasps of breath helped by the left opposition. And the limiting of strike rights is only meant towards political strikes, which are also banned in almost every EU country. They are not limiting the right to strike against an employer, but the right to strike against policy.

[@federicovivani1544]

You need a Javier Milei there...

[@kvmpuhelin8068]

Indeed we do. As of right now petroleum is running out and there's not as much food in the stores as there used to be. These communists need to be dealt with.

[@eugeneboos7020]

Good for the farmers and people of Europe for fighting back! The mixture of cuts, over-regulation, and endless war is a disaster for everyone.

[@user-cc5od3zk4p]

No farmers, no food.

[@edkaym]

Well done Europe - your representatives had better start representing you , your wishes , and your welfare 👏👏

[@searchandsave142]

You forgot to mention the current Russian Finland relationship, these new vulnerabilities and how they come into play with a potential war for the US and NATO Troops.

[@deepdivedelight]

The US (biden/pelosi/clinton/CFR) have been pushing NATO into a war against RU. Do your dirty job yourself!!

[@sarahjenkins7064]

US and NATO loves war, now they get to enjoy the instability that goes along with it.

[@razkrat8803]

Bill gates must be worried.

[@Xaforn]

Support the farmers from 🇺🇸!!!

[@OnkyoGrady]

You guys kind of buried the main complaint of the farmers in this summary. Based on interviews I've seen this is a protest that revolves around ever increasing EU farm regulations, with other quality of life and related economic causes being tacked on after the fact or as they've arisen. This has been building up for quite a long time, and the subsidy cuts, fert and fuel cost increases etc looks more like a final straw than anything else. My read on it is that EU politicians have suffered from a bit of main character syndrome lately (tbf, normal for politicians and bureaucrats) and have forgotten to account for the practical effects of their regs. They forgot why successful policy changes are incremental and infuriatingly gradual, and went for that sweet instant gratification of radical policy change. It's a high personal political pay off/maximum negative societal repercussions way to do government. This is a peek at those repercussions, and the same thing would happen in literally any country on earth.

[@lisalastnamesmith]

Let's go!!!! I've been building up my own private family farm since 2020. For my family only. I'm sick if the prices. It's cheaper for me to grow my own food!! We're adding 2 more greenhouses on our property. It amazing!!

[@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL]

The "greens" say growing your own food creates the most carbon. I'm serious.

[@charabotte1]

I dont think you only eat vegetables. It won't last.

[@charabotte1]

Also with one greenhouse I feed 50 families

[@Helix_22]

We love the farmers of the world!!! If you do not, you are not human!!!

[@matpayne8866]

Farmers lives matters #FLM

[@Detroit6V92TA]

Ah, another European country telling the government to go fluck themselves. Brings tears to my eyes.

[@Atreyuuuuuuu]

It's all by design. The GMO companies are paying the government to do this to farmers

[@flyphish4434]

So people with jobs are mad at their government for lowering unemployment payments for people without jobs?

[@gmail6782]

Support the farmers

[@WebWiredWeirdo]

Thank you.

[@thomasauger6777]

Crazy how this isnt being talked about in north america

[@Sinful-Princess69]

Finland is basically heading towards a dark time where workers have zero protection and imagine a worker getting fired easily from a job with zero protection only to wind up completely broke with zero benefits... Like how does this make any sense? You have zero protection as a worker and when you wind up unemployed you have even less! And these benefit cuts don't just end there, they are trying to cut retirement, student benefits, all manner of benefits you can think of is getting cut or removed. So unless you come from a wealthy place that can afford every expense the Government will leave you completely homeless and poor. This can't even be called a "Society" anymore, it's a selfish rich pigs Monopoly.

[@Jupiterloobncj]

Farmers are the most essentials of society

[@BuckyBoo22]

Stay strong ❤

[@natalie022]

Boost employment by cutting pay? *confused noises*

[@beautyandthesimp]

Companies want cheap labor. Even free labor if they can

[@tomidancingbird233]

Hiw have they lumped these two things together? Farmers strikes and strikes in Finland.

[@tonidavis1098]

😢😢😢 The "Violence" all over the World is insane!! This must "STOP!!" Ppl must learn to compromise, and work togthr in "PEACE"!!😮

[@blahblah5603]

Then the left, WEF, and CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVIST'S should listen to YOUR MESSAGE.

[@Ribas_darkkissa]

No compromise with Tyrants!

[@raclark2730]

I wish it was so simple. However this is part of a war against humanity and that cant be tolerated.

[@marshabennett7440]

Politicians or community leaders WORK FOR YOU. They seem to think you work for them. Lord have mercy!

[@DavidThomas-fb8bq]

I haven't seen or heard much about this on the main stream media.

[@gardeningtipsandmore]

if you reduce farming in europe, you just move it to other countries. why move farming from a area/land where its more sustainable(+where the expertise is) to other places that are less suitable for farming and than transport it from there. full suport for european farmers!

[@jelena7440]

Well something doesn't add up. Ten years ago Russia passed the law that every fertile soil has to be planted with crops and they increased meat and dairy production by 50 percent. They were obviously preparing for war. Belarus did the same thing and they are the biggest manufacturers of fertilizers in Europe. Post communist countries are behaving sensible and Western countries are behaving like authoritarian governments.

[@randybutternub031]

This is incredible!

[@peterazlac1739]

It is not due to Russia's war in Ukraine but due to the sanctions imposed on Russia that has put up energy costs needlessly since Russia is still supplying gas and oil under cheap contract prices to those EU countries like Czech, Hungary and Austria that continue to take them whereas Germany and others that could take them since pipelines like Yamal and Brotherhood are still operable but not in use due to deliberate German policy - Russia has offered to supply gas through the remaining Nordstream line that the US failed to blow up but Scholtz has refused. The result is high cost diesel and a lack of fertilizers that farmers need except at substantially higher prices What does Finland expect when they turn their back on the lucrative Russian market to join NATO and so have become an economic backwater of the EU like the Baltic States that have the same plight.

[@Number704]

We need this in the US

[@Industriedampfnudel]

the costs dont spike because the war in ukraine, they spike because of the embargo against russia.

[@cristybryant4877]

February 20th is World Social Justice Day. Let's get some Justice, mass protests across every country. The 95% need to stand up to the top 5%, we are powerful when united, we need to unite and make changes NOW!!!

[@user-mt5sd2ww6o]

Governments should be working in the interest and favor of their People, not themselves or foreign countries.GO farmers!

[@chrisj8764]

Good for the Finnish Government for stopping the coddling protectionism.

[@bobbrian6526]

this is exactly why the US blew up the gas pipelines from Russia which used to supply so much of Europe. Russia had turned off the tap to put pressure on European governments, which meant that the tap could be turned back on if they stopped supporting Ukraine due to local political pressure such as these riots. With the pipelines destroyed this is no longer an option

[@pizzacrusher4632]

I totally understand these farmers. Local laws massively impact farming expenses with rules on fertilizers, pesticides, etc., but also allow produce in from countries with less onerous provisions. Europe has to decide: does it want to micro-manage and determine what it's own farmers can do, or does it want to allow low cost foreign alternatives in that are not forced to abide by the same laws. either get rid of the laws, or just commit your population to expensive, bureaucracy-heavy foods.

[@Spido68_the_spectator]

The laws are here to increase quality and stop the destruction of environment and fertile ground (you know, the 2 crucial components of high yields ?). And they get applauded by critics worldwide. The problem is, they are too heavily detailed sometimes. The food produced isn't that expensive either. It's the agro industry that's purchasing at too low prices from farmers while giving itself big profits.

[@davidlennyman444]

@@Spido68_the_spectatorthe food produce isn’t expensive precisely *because* they can purchase from non European farmers. If European farmers are subject to such strict regulation that they can’t compete with foreigners should the government not heavily prioritize their produce over foreign?

[@Spido68_the_spectator]

@@davidlennyman444 No, food prices with local ingredients and for local fruits and stuff isn't mindblowingly expensive as many media outlets say. I agree the government must prioritise local farmers, but they need to do it smart. One possibility includes tariffs on cheaper import, and using those tariffs to subsidize local farmers. The price difference will be neutralized and its amount will be contained (higher than the imports but still lower than local price)

[@NoctLightCloud]

don't call it EU "elections". Those people were never elected by us, the people😅

[@emrk6517]

The EU parliament is literally voted in by us, the Europeans, in a direct election in every single EU member country.

[@ibuguru]

First, get rid of the onerous, costly EU regulations that underlie shortages and rising prices of fuel, fertilizers, etc. Then streamline local/country government, reduce expenses and taxes. That will better boost the economy, tame inflation.

[@zsolttalloczy5222]

Yes!!

[@trinitytythegiftcardguy]

"When people lose everything, and they have nothing left to lose, they LOSE IT" -Gerald Celente

[@bettiebundy]

unity is power that cant be challenged...

[@hiss9989]

Can’t farmers ever protest peacefully?

[@blessedfire365xgf]

God bless all farms and ranches ❤

[@thea6573]

Without worker and farmer is no economy.

[@woman178]

Finland is also a very beautiful country whenever you want you can visit people are very friendly nice and polite

[@erutt]

Effects of oil and gas😮

[@kaxapaluna1920]

Cheap imports no need, farmers in europe are self-sufficient

[@lorpis8284]

If this wasn't simply a government excuse to seize the means of production, government policy would be smarter.

[@i_hate_google_]

What people need is a direct democracy with local governments ... By a direct democracy I mean Majority vote of 80%, obligatory voting, min age 30, when voting you always get three choices yes, no and I want something else ... In a direct democracy the people would have to approve any decision made. This is the only way we can keep our rights and our dignity ! By local government I mean that a country should be divided in smaller regions that reflect the local population's preferences in it's values, it's costumes etc. So local business and a local economy is prioritized over an international one this would not exclude international trade it's just that the local business and the local citizen's values are prioritized.

[@olixz]

Look at the UK for what austerity does.

[@jon-draco-cephus]

Such a crazy idea to think that all the billions of dollars spent every year on war weapons is not spent on free healthcare and free electricity in the world

[@Britishfurryrectifiersucker]

0:17 quick correction: if you haven’t been living under a rock and have been up with the times concerning these farmers, you’ll probably know that the prices are spiking under the control of Brussels, attempting to make people frustrated at the current situation to direct the, to a green agenda. The war has been going on for a couple years now, that’s no excuse and if it is, then shouldn’t have thrown 50bn euros.

[@eric7397]

Good luck. We face the same in Spain.

[@Atreyuuuuuuu]

Farmers stop feeded the politicians ASAP

[@Forbidden-Pre-Workout]

Why is this not world news??? Don’t mess with the farmers they feed you.

[@tat1790]

NO FARMERS NO FOOD

[@beataannanowak659]

The exact winemaking process varies depending on the intended wine style, but for the most part, winemakers follow these basic steps. The grapes are harvested. ... The grapes are crushed. ... The juice is fermented. ... The grapes are pressed. ... The wine may be fermented again. ... White wines are stabilised. ... The wine is left to mature.

[@NA-sj9jy]

This welfare slashing, government cuts, inflation, etc is exactly whats happening or proposed in NEW ZEALAND.