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24.2.2026 | ONKO TYÖMARKKINOILLA TILAA KAIKILLE? Katsaus erityisryhmiin kohdistetun politiikan tuloksiin ja haasteisiin Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriön julkaisuja Työ ja yrittäjyys 22/2014 ONKO TYÖMARKKINOILLA TILAA KAIKILLE? Katsaus erityisryhmiin kohdistetun p...

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.

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.  

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.

30.5.2024 | The service is intended especially for foreign seasonal workers and berry pickers who suspect that they have been exploited in their work in Finland. The service has been open every summer since 2021. It is organised by Victim Support Finland and funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.

6.5.2024 | In its current form, the status of foreign wild berry pickers involves significant risks. To support political decision-making, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment commissioned a study on the economic impacts of different solutions. A working group of the Ministry has also produced an additional impact assessment of the options.

15.5.2024 | The ministerial working group on employment and entrepreneurship decided on 15 May 2024 to prepare amendments to the Seasonal Workers Act and Decree. The primary route for wild berry picking will be seasonal work in an employment relationship. The aim is that the changes will enter into force for the harvest season of 2025.

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.

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...

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.

1.9.2023 | 1(2) No. 141 Article 22 of the Constitution of the ILO Report for the period 1 June 2016 to 31 May 2023, made by the Government of Finland on the Rural Workers' Organisations Convention, 1975 (No. 141) (ratification registered on 14 September 1977...

2.9.2024 | No. 105 Article 22 of the Constitution of the ILO Report for the period from 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2024 made by the Government of Finland on the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) (ratification registered on 27 May 1960) a) LEGI...

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.

1.9.2023 | 1(2) No. 11 Article 22 of the Constitution of the ILO Report for the period 1 June 2016 to 31 May 2023, made by the Government of Finland on the Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 11) (ratification registered on 19 June 1923)...

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.

1.9.2025 | No. 111 REPORT Article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Convention report for the period 1 June 2022 to 31 May 2025 made by the Government of Finland on the DISCRIMINATION (EMPLOYMENT AND OCCUPATION) CONVENTION, 1958 (No. 111) (r...

15.9.2022 | 1(6) No. 129 REPORT for the period 1 June 2018 to 31 May 2022, made by the Government of Finland, in accordance with article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation, on the measures taken to give effect to the provisions of...

13.9.2023 | Strengthening the labour market and international recruitment requires that proactive and effective measures are taken to tackle abuse in the labour market. In order to meet the objectives of the Government Programme, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will prepare an action plan to prevent and combat exploitation by the end of 2023.

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.