Finland’s Prime Minister Resigns Over Postal Service Dispute

Finland’s Prime Minister Resigns Over Postal Service Dispute
Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne attends a press conference at the German federal Chancellery on July 10, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. Adam Berry/Getty Images
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HELSINKI—Finland’s prime minister resigned Dec. 3 after a key coalition partner withdrew its support from his five-party government, following a strike at the country’s postal service that spread to the national flag carrier Finnair.

Antti Rinne, who took office in June, has faced heavy criticism in recent days over how he and a fellow Social Democratic minister dealt with a two-week strike of the country’s state-owned postal service Posti in November.