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  1. Climate work is progressing well at state-owned companies, but more should be done to identify human rights risks - Finnish Government

    19.5.2026 | Total emissions from state-owned companies continued to fall in 2025, but many companies still lack adequate measures for identifying risks and impacts related to human rights.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/climate-work-is-progressing-well-at-state-owned-companies-but-more-should-be-done-to-identify-human-rights-risks

  2. Government continues work to tackle labour exploitation: legislative amendments to residence permit procedures underway - Finnish Government

    22.1.2026 | Effective and proactive action is needed to address the exploitation of foreign workers. The Government is continuing its efforts to combat labour exploitation with a legislative project that will examine and prepare the necessary amendments to residence permit procedures.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-continues-work-to-tackle-labour-exploitation-legislative-amendments-to-residence-permit-procedures-underway

  3. Provisions on income thresholds for family reunification to be issued by government decree - Finnish Government

    29.4.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to prepare the necessary amendments to the provision of the Aliens Act on sufficient financial resources for family reunification. In future, a government decree would lay down provisions on the euro amounts required to demonstrate sufficient financial resources. This requirement would apply to family members of people who live in Finland with a residence permit.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/provisions-on-income-thresholds-for-family-reunification-to-be-issued-by-government-decree

  4. Government to tackle labour exploitation with a broad action plan - Finnish Government

    15.2.2024 | The promotion of work-based immigration requires that exploitation of foreign labour is effectively and proactively combatted. The new action plan for prevention of labour exploitation will tackle the phenomenon with legislative reforms and increased cooperation between the authorities during the government term.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-to-tackle-labour-exploitation-with-a-broad-action-plan-1

  5. Foreign wild-berry pickers now subject to seasonal work rules: legislative amendment combats exploitation and human trafficking - Finnish Government

    19.2.2025 | Following legislative amendments that entered into force on 17 February, wild-berry picking carried out by foreign nationals is treated as seasonal work. Companies must hire foreign berry pickers for a contractual employment relationship to enable them apply for an entry permit to Finland. In future, berry pickers will apply for a seasonal work visa for stays up to three months.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-wild-berry-pickers-now-subject-to-seasonal-work-rules-legislative-amendment-combats-exploitation-and-human-trafficking

  6. Government decides on methods to address difficulties with foreign student permits and livelihoods - Finnish Government

    18.12.2025 | The Government will address the difficulties of foreign students and their families. On 18 December 2025, the ministerial working group on internal security and administration of justice outlined legislative changes regarding requirements for student livelihood and language skills.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-decides-on-methods-to-address-difficulties-with-foreign-student-permits-and-livelihoods

  7. Room for Growth public online survey generated over 700 responses - Finnish Government

    9.1.2025 | A public online survey inviting proposals for boosting economic growth, part of the Room for Growth project launched by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, has attracted a lot of interest. Over five hundred organisations and private individuals submitted more than seven hundred responses in four weeks.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/room-for-growth-public-online-survey-generated-over-700-responses

  8. 2,600 seasonal work visas granted to foreign wild-berry pickers - Finnish Government

    2.7.2025 | About 2,600 wild-berry pickers were granted a seasonal work visa for Finland for summer 2025. About 60 applicants received a negative decision.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/2-600-seasonal-work-visas-granted-to-foreign-wild-berry-pickers

  9. Legislative changes improving the status of foreign berry pickers to enter into force in February 2025 - Finnish Government

    6.2.2025 | Due to the problems encountered in the wild berry sector, foreign berry pickers will enter Finland as seasonal workers from now on. Following the change, it will be easier to monitor that the rights of pickers are protected and guarantee them a sufficient level of income.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/legislative-changes-improving-the-status-of-foreign-berry-pickers-to-enter-into-force-in-february-2025

  10. EU lawmakers agree: forced labour products no longer allowed on the EU market - Finnish Government

    5.3.2024 | The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal for a regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market. Each EU institution still needs to adopt the regulation in accordance with its own procedures.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/eu-lawmakers-agree-forced-labour-products-no-longer-allowed-on-the-eu-market

  11. Government proposes amendments to Seasonal Workers Act to improve status of foreign berry pickers - Finnish Government

    10.10.2024 | The amendments aim to safeguard a sufficient level of income for foreign pickers and improve monitoring to ensure the rights of pickers are realised. The wild berry sector will be brought into line with other sectors requiring seasonal labour.  
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-proposes-amendments-to-seasonal-workers-act-to-improve-status-of-foreign-berry-pickers-

  12. New advisory board to strengthen cooperation necessary to prevent exploitation of foreign labour - Finnish Government

    3.1.2022 | Finland’s objective is to increase labour migration and to combat the exploitation of foreign labour. The exploitation of foreign workers, which has come to light in recent years, has underlined the need for cooperation between different operators. A new advisory board appointed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will support efforts to stop exploitation of foreign workers and entrepreneurs.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/new-advisory-board-to-strengthen-cooperation-necessary-to-prevent-exploitation-of-foreign-labour

  13. Migration Institute report highlights development needs for authorities to better prevent exploitation of foreign labour - Finnish Government

    11.1.2022 | The exploitation of foreign labour is expected to grow in Finland as work-based immigration increases. Preventing problems requires more information on exploitation-related phenomena and investments in the resources and cooperation between authorities. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/migration-institute-report-highlights-development-needs-for-authorities-to-better-prevent-exploitation-of-foreign-labour-

  14. Changes in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment at the turn of the year 2024−2025 - Finnish Government

    20.12.2024 | The start of 2025 will see the entry into force of new acts and decrees. The most important changes in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment are summarised below.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/changes-in-the-administrative-branch-of-the-ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment-at-the-turn-of-the-year-2024-2025

  15. Pay security reform improves the position of victims of serious work-based exploitation - Finnish Government

    10.11.2022 | The purpose of the pay security system is to ensure that employees receive their pay and other claims arising from an employment relationship in the event of the employer’s insolvency. From 2023, victims of serious work-based exploitation will have a longer period of time to apply for pay security. In addition, the reforms on pay security will streamline the pay security process and combat the shadow economy. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/pay-security-reform-improves-the-position-of-victims-of-serious-work-based-exploitation

  16. Legislative changes to improve the status of foreign berry pickers sent out for comments - Finnish Government

    26.6.2024 | In May 2024, the Government outlined that the picking of wild berries is an activity based primarily on seasonal work in an employment relationship. The aim is to safeguard a sufficient level of income for foreign pickers and to improve monitoring to ensure the rights of pickers are realised. The sector will be brought into line with other sectors requiring seasonal labour.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/legislative-changes-to-improve-the-status-of-foreign-berry-pickers-sent-out-for-comments

  17. New guide offers tools for public procurement entities in Finland to address the risks of labour exploitation - Finnish Government

    2.12.2021 | Commissioned by the Ministry of Finance, the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations (HEUNI), has produced a guide for risk management in national supply chains for public procurement agencies in Finland titled Labour Exploitation and Public Procurement. Public procurement agencies include the central government and municipalities, which are required to comply with the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/new-guide-offers-tools-for-public-procurement-entities-in-finland-to-address-the-risks-of-labour-exploitation

  18. Action to be taken to prevent the exploitation of foreign labour - Finnish Government

    20.8.2020 | As part of the strategy for combating the grey economy, Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen appointed a working group in spring 2020 to prepare measures to combat labour exploitation. The working group has now completed its first set of measures.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/action-to-be-taken-to-prevent-the-exploitation-of-foreign-labour

  19. Poor accommodation of foreign workers often reveal even other exploitation – authorities must work closer together to prevent abuse - Finnish Government

    16.6.2022 | Cooperation and exchange of information between the authorities are keys to preventing the exploitation of foreign workers. A working group proposes national coordination measures and the establishment of regional multi-authority working groups to enhance cooperation between the authorities. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/poor-accommodation-of-foreign-workers-often-reveal-even-other-exploitation-authorities-must-work-closer-together-to-prevent-abuse

  20. Speech by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo at the Meeting of Heads of Mission - Finnish Government

    25.8.2025 | Speech by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission in Helsinki on 25 August 2025. Speech to be checked against delivery.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/speech-by-prime-minister-petteri-orpo-at-the-meeting-of-heads-of-mission