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  1. Visa consideration for berry pickers aims to prevent exploitation and trafficking in human beings - Finnish Government

    2.3.2026 | Wild-berry picking has been regulated under the Seasonal Workers Act since 2025. Companies must hire foreign berry pickers subject to a visa requirement for a contractual employment relationship to enable them to apply for an entry permit to Finland. For stays up to three months, berry pickers apply for a seasonal work visa at a Finnish mission abroad.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/visa-consideration-for-berry-pickers-aims-to-prevent-exploitation-and-trafficking-in-human-beings

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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-

  6. 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

  7. Study on status of foreign berry pickers and its economic effects begins - Finnish Government

    19.1.2024 | As it is at present, there are significant risks associated with the status of foreign berry pickers. The study commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment assesses the economic effects of the alternative solutions to both berry pickers and berry companies. The Government will decide on further preparation that may be needed later on.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/study-on-status-of-foreign-berry-pickers-and-its-economic-effects-begins

  8. Berry pickers’ visa applications to be processed with particular precision - Finnish Government

    10.2.2023 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs suspended the issuing of visas to Thai berry pickers in November 2022. The Ministry stated as grounds for the suspension certain ambiguities concerning wild-berry picking, including risk of trafficking in human beings, an ongoing police investigation in Finland and the possible amendments to the status of wild-berry pickers prepared by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/berry-pickers-visa-applications-to-be-processed-with-particular-precision

  9. Issuing of visas to wild-berry pickers suspended at Finland’s Embassy in Bangkok - Finnish Government

    2.2.2023 | In November 2022, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs instructed the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok to suspend the issuing of visas to Thai wild-berry pickers for the time being. The Ministry stated as grounds for the suspension a number of ambiguities concerning wild-berry picking, including unreliable information entered into visa applications, risk of trafficking in human beings, an ongoing police investigation in Finland and possible amendments to the status of wild-berry pickers.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/issuing-of-visas-to-wild-berry-pickers-suspended-at-finland-s-embassy-in-bangkok

  10. Status of foreign berry pickers to improve - Finnish Government

    3.6.2021 | A new Act will strengthen the legal status of wild produce pickers and lay down the obligations of companies in more detail and in more binding terms. At the same time, earnings opportunities of foreign berry pickers will improve and companies will enjoy from a more equal competitive environment, which will help the sector to grow sustainably and become more international.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/status-of-foreign-berry-pickers-to-improve

  11. Improvements to the status of foreign berry pickers - Finnish Government

    31.3.2021 | On 31 March 2021, the Government proposed new legislation to improve the legal status and earnings opportunities of foreign berry pickers and to make the competitive environment equal to companies in the sector. As foreign berry pickers have not been deemed to be in an employment relationship but instead to work as entrepreneurs, their status is currently unregulated from a legal point of view.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/improvements-to-the-status-of-foreign-berry-pickers

  12. Amendment to decree would make berry picking subject to contractual employment relationship – legislative amendments to improve position of foreign workers - Finnish Government

    22.12.2022 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has prepared an amendment to the Seasonal Workers Decree according to which the picking of natural products would take place under contractual employment relationships. The Ministry has also submitted reports to Parliament on acts that aim to prevent the exploitation of foreign workers. The amendments to the Seasonal Workers Act, Act on the Legal Sta...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/amendment-to-decree-would-make-berry-picking-subject-to-contractual-employment-relationship-legislative-amendments-to-improve-position-of-foreign-workers

  13. Negotiations with Thailand continue to bring wild berry pickers to Finland - Finnish Government

    16.7.2020 | On 8.7.2020, the Finnish Government agreed that the entry of berry pickers at the invitation of companies will be permitted via both internal and external border traffic.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/negotiations-with-thailand-continue-to-bring-wild-berry-pickers-to-finland

  14. Restrictions on the entry of berry pickers from certain risk countries - Finnish Government

    27.8.2020 | On 27 August, the Government decided to amend the restrictions on border traffic so that berry pickers can no longer come to Finland from those non-EU countries from which entry into Finland has been restricted due to the coronavirus epidemic. The restrictions will enter into force on 28 August.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/restrictions-on-the-entry-of-berry-pickers-from-certain-risk-countries

  15. Working group to explore ways to coordinate nature restoration and national defence - Finnish Government

    30.10.2025 | A working group of the Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Defence has been appointed to explore how nature restoration and other ways to make use of natural barriers can support national defence and border security especially in eastern Finland.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/working-group-to-explore-ways-to-coordinate-nature-restoration-and-national-defence

  16. Government submits proposal to Parliament on amending Nuclear Energy Act and Criminal Code - Finnish Government

    23.4.2026 | ​​​​​​​On 23 April 2024, the Finnish Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to amend the Nuclear Energy Act and the Criminal Code. The Government proposes to remove the legal barriers on importing nuclear devices into Finland and on transporting, supplying or possessing them in Finland in the context of Finland’s homeland defence, the collective defence of NATO or defence cooperation.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/government-submits-proposal-to-parliament-on-amending-nuclear-energy-act-and-criminal-code

  17. Sector report: Strong trends support growth of the natural products sector - Finnish Government

    8.12.2021 | The demand for natural products is expected to grow globally. Natural raw materials are expected to generate significant business activities because their economic potential has not yet been fully realised.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/sector-report-strong-trends-support-growth-of-the-natural-products-sector

  18. Minister Leppä attending a media event at Finland’s “From the Wild” exhibition - Finnish Government

    17.1.2019 | Dear media representatives
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/ministeri-leppa-suomen-aus-der-wildnis-osaston-mediatilaisuus

  19. Annex to the Decision

    The amended programme document Interreg AURORA 2021-2027 VERSION 3.0 After reallocation of Interreg NEXT Kolarctic and Interreg NEXT Karelia 1 CCI 2021TC16RFCB027 Title (Interreg VI-A) Sweden-Finland-Norway (AURORA) Version 3.0 First year 2021 Las...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/delegate/file/125008

  20. Minister Jari Leppä's speech at the opening ceremony of Grüne Woche - Finnish Government

    18.1.2019 | Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests from Around the World, Grüβe aus der Wildnis!
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/maa-ja-metsatalousministeri-jari-lepan-puhe-grune-woche-messujen-avajaisissa