Straits Times
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30 Oct 2026
🇫🇮 What is said about Finland
Finnish police have opened a pre-trial investigation and arrested nine people on suspicion that Chinese workers who came to Finland for jobs at a battery factory were victims of human trafficking. Police also suspect criminal activity in arrangements for the workers’ entry into Finland; the investigation concerns a Finnish staffing agency and a Chinese client company.
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Finnish police said on Friday they had launched a pre-trial investigation and arrested nine people on suspicion that Chinese workers who came to work at a battery factory in the Nordic country were victims of human trafficking. Police also suspected criminal activity in arrangements related to the employees’ entry into Finland. The pre-trial investigation concerns the activities and personnel of a Finnish staffing agency and a Chinese client company. The Chinese embassy in Helsinki did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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