Finland's Embassy in Kyiv: Reports on charter flights for Ukrainian seasonal workers not confirmed

The Embassy promises to inform Ukrainians as soon as the situation related to travelling to Finland changes.

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The Embassy of Finland in Kyiv says that the Finnish authorities have not confirmed information on possible charter flights to bring Ukrainian seasonal workers to Finland.

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"Recently, there have been some news [reports] in Finnish as well as in Ukrainian media that Finland plans charter flights in order to get Ukrainian seasonal workers to Finland. However, this information cannot be confirmed by Finnish authorities," the Embassy said on Facebook on April 6.

"The Embassy follows the overall situation closely and will inform the Ukrainian customers as soon as the situation related to travelling to Finland changes," it added.

It was earlier reported that the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment had allegedly planned to organize charter flights to deliver seasonal agricultural workers from Ukraine to that country since, due to restrictions imposed over the coronavirus epidemic, Finnish farmers were faced with an acute shortage of labor force.

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