YLE: Arrival of Thai berry pickers to Finland in doubt this summer

A Thai worker picked blueberries in a forest in Juva, South Savonia, in July 2015. YLE on Thursday reported that Finnish berry companies have yet to secure a single Thai berry picker for the upcoming picking season. (Mikko Stig – Lehtikuva)
THE ARRIVAL of Thai berry pickers to Finland is in doubt this summer.
YLE on Thursday revealed that on 1 June not a single Thai worker had been confirmed to come to the country for the upcoming picking season. Finnish berry companies recruited nearly 4,000 pickers from Thailand in 2022.