### [2026-06-8](/feed/2026/06/8/index.md)

##### Human trafficking in Finland
# A Finnish court sentences former Polarica chief executive Jukka Kristo to two and a half years' imprisonment for human trafficking after finding that dozens of Thai berry pickers were subjected to forced labour and exploitative working conditions in Finland. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via CNA](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/finland-thai-berry-workers-human-trafficking-jail-6169226)

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