1949 Kemi strike

On August 18 the strike escalated on a violent clash called "Kemi Bloody Thursday" between strikers and local police, two workers were killed and several injured.

[1] The strike began on July 1, as the government wanted to cut the wages of Kemi Oy's lumber workers with more than 30 percent.

[4] As a result, president Juho Kusti Paasikivi called a general alert of the armed forces and the government sent army troops to Kemi.

Communists in turn, were accusing the government for violating the Paris Peace Treaty since they had sent military against the striking workers.

Soviet newspaper Pravda was talking about "police terror" and "Prime Minister Fagerholm's collaboration with American imperialists".