Activists Intercept Coal Shipment in Helsinki

Eighteen activists have scaled the unloading equipment close to the Salmisaari power plant in Helsinki and the offloading of the 155m long coal ship has been halted. It’s the third day of a peaceful protest against the Alppila coal ship and its climate damaging cargo.

Greenpeace demands the Helsinki government to close its oldest coal-fired power plant and start the transition to completely renewable energy just like other Nordic capitals – Stockholm and Copenhagen – have already done.