At 15, she sat alone outside Sweden's parliament with a hand-painted sign, and within months schoolchildren on six continents were walking out of class on Fridays. The solo strike that became a global movement made her the face of youth climate pressure - and a lightning rod.
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Thunberg in front of the Swedish parliament, holding a "Skolstrejk för klimatet" (School Strike for the Climate) sign, Stockholm, August 2018
Bicycle in Stockholm with a reference to Thunberg: "The climate crisis must be treated as a crisis! The climate is the most important election issue!" (11 September 2018)
Sign in Berlin, 14 December 2018
Thunberg speaking at the annual climate conference, Austrian World Summit, 2019
United States Congresswoman Dina Titus listening to Thunberg and her fellow activists discussing the urgent need to address climate change, 2019
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Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg was born 3 January 2003 in Sweden. In 2018, she began a solo school strike outside the Swedish parliament, demanding action on climate change. The strike grew into Fridays for Future, a worldwide movement of student-led protests. She traveled across Europe and beyond, addressing political leaders and speaking at major climate events, her activism covered intensely by international media and drawing both fervent support and sharp criticism. Over time she broadened her focus to human rights and global justice, voicing support for Ukraine, Palestine, Armenia, Cuba, and Western Sahara. In 2025, she twice joined a humanitarian flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip, drawing international attention and political controversy. Time named her one of the 100 Most Influential People and Person of the Year in 2019.
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