Finland is feeling the brunt of a series of sympathy strikes staged in connection with the long-running dispute over the terms and conditions of 700 parcel-sorting employees at Posti, the Finnish state-owned postal services provider. Finnair announced it has cancelled more than 250 of its 377 scheduled flights. The cancellations and delays are caused by a one-day sympathy strike launched by the Finnish Aviation Union (IAU). The strike is expected to disrupt catering, customer service and ground-handling functions at airports across the country, including Helsinki Airport.
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