Finland cuts newspaper production due to paper shortage

The problem that arose was voiced by the executive director of the Media Union, Jukka Holmberg, who named several reasons for this phenomenon at once. In addition to the formed imbalance between supply and demand, the strikes of employees and the situation around Russia and Ukraine also created difficulties.

Previously, one-fifth of the newspapers were printed on paper, which was supplied from Russia, but for a month now no new batches have arrived in the country.

In this regard, various print media have already resorted to forced measures. In particular, Finland's largest newspaper Helsingin Sanomat has already announced a reduction in the size of the appendix, which is published on weekends, Yle reports.

The cost of paper has also increased, if in 2021 the price of newsprint on the European market was 390 euros per ton, now this value has risen to 670 euros.

At the same time, this is not the only area that has affected Finland in connection with the Russian-led special military operation in Ukraine. The country is preparing to receive from 30,000 to 80,000 refugees. According to the UN, more than 3.5 million people have already left Ukraine. The total population of the country, according to data for 2021, was more than 40 million inhabitants. Thus, with a further increase in the number of refugees, every tenth Ukrainian will leave the country.