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### Viewing cable 09HELSINKI60, FINLAND: 2009 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 09 HELSINKI 000060

    SENSITIVE

    SIPDIS

    DEPT. FOR G/TIP, G, INL, DRL, PRM, EUR/NB, EUR/PGI
    STATE PASS AID

    PART 02 OF 02

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: PREF KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB FI
    SUBJECT: FINLAND: 2009 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT

    REF: (A)2008 STATE 132759 (B)STATE 005577 (C) Email dtd December 15,
    2008 Finland Action Guide (D) 2008 Helsinki 00563(E) 2008 Helsinki
    00574
    (F)Helsinki 00059

    HELSINKI 00000060  001.2 OF 009

    (SBU) Begin Text.  The following has been keyed according to ref A.

    Investigation and Prosecution of Traffickers
    --------------------------------------------

    25A, B, C:  The following Finnish criminal laws specifically pertain
    to trafficking in human beings (both sexual and labor offenses).
    They entered into force on 1 August 2004 (Act No. 650/2004;
    Government Bill HE 34/2004).  The laws cover both national
    (internal), Schengen-based and transnational (external)
    trafficking.

    --Chapter 25-Section 3 Penal Code 1889/39: Trafficking in Human
    Beings (minimum sentence: 4 months imprisonment; maximum: 6 years
    imprisonment; fines may also be assessed)

    --Chapter 25-Section 3A Penal Code 1889/39: Aggravated Trafficking
    in Human Beings (minimum sentence: 2 years imprisonment; maximum: 10
    years imprisonment; fines may also be assessed)

    Trafficking in Human Beings (Legal text follows): "Under Chapter 25,
    Section 3, Subsection 1, of the Finnish Penal Code, anyone who by
    means of 1) taking advantage of the dependent position or insecurity
    of another person, 2) deceiving or taking advantage of the deception
    of another person, 3) making a payment to a person having control
    over another person, or 4) accepting such a payment (means) to
    assume control over or recruit another person, or to transfer,
    transport, receive or harbor another person (acts) to subject him or
    her to sexual abuse referred to in Chapter 20, Section 9, Subsection
    1, Paragraph 1 (of the Finnish Penal Code) or comparable form of
    sexual abuse, forced labor, or other conditions violating the
    dignity of human being, or for the purpose of removal of organs or
    tissues, with a view to obtaining financial benefits (motives),
    shall be sentenced for trafficking in human beings.  Under Chapter
    25, Section 3, Subsection 2, of the Penal Code, anyone who, of a
    motive referred to in Subsection 1, assumes control over a person
    under the age of 18 years or recruits, transfers, transports,
    receives or harbors such a person shall also be sentenced for
    trafficking, even if none of the means referred to in paragraphs 1
    to 4 of subsection 1 have been used.  An attempt to commit
    trafficking is also punishable."

    Aggravated Trafficking in Human Beings (Legal text follows):  "The
    offender is convicted of aggravated trafficking in human beings
    where 1) trafficking involves use of violence, a threat or fraud
    instead of or in addition to the means referred to in Section 3, 2)
    a serious bodily injury, a serious disease or a threat to life or
    particularly strong suffering is caused by trafficking intentionally
    or of gross negligence, 3) the offence is committed against a child
    or person under the age of 18 years, whose capability to defend
    oneself has essentially weakened, or 4) the offence has been
    committed as part of the activities of an organized criminal group
    referred to in Chapter 17, Section 1a, Subsection 4, of the Penal
    Code.  It is further required for the existence of the elements of
    aggravated trafficking that the offense is considered aggravated on
    the whole.  The offender is also convicted of aggravated trafficking
    in human beings where he or she subjects another person to slavery
    or keeps another person in slavery, transports slaves, or carries
    out trade in slaves, if the offence is considered aggravated on the
    whole."

    Finland amended the Act of the Ombudsman for Minorities (enacted on
    January 1, 2009) obligating the Ombudsman4s Office as the national
    TIP rappateur.  The Ombudsman for Minorities is an authority with
    the basic task of advancing the status and legal protection of
    ethnic minorities and foreigners as well as equality,
    non-discrimination and good ethnic relations in Finland.

    HELSINKI 00000060  002.2 OF 009

    The GoF may also utilize the following laws to prosecute individuals
    engaged in sex or labor trafficking:

    --Pandering: Subject to a fine or imprisonment for a maximum of
    three years.
    --Aggravated Pandering: Subject to imprisonment for a minimum of
    four months and a maximum of six years.
    --Coercion into a Sexual Act: Subject to a fine or imprisonment for
    a maximum of three years.
    --Arrangement of Illegal Immigration: Subject to a fine or
    imprisonment for a maximum of two years.
    --Aggravated Arrangement of Illegal Immigration: Subject to
    imprisonment for a minimum of four months and a maximum of six
    years.
    --Aggravated Usury: Subject to imprisonment for at least four months
    and a maximum of four years.
    --Work Safety Offense: Subject to a fine or imprisonment for a
    maximum of one year.
    -- Working Hours Offense: Subject to a fine or imprisonment for a
    maximum of six months.
    -- Work Discrimination: Subject to a fine or imprisonment for a
    maximum of six months.
    -- Violation of the Rights of an Employee Representative: Subject to
    a fine.
    -- Violation of the Right to Organize: Subject to a fine.
    -- Employment Agency Offense: Subject to a fine or imprisonment for
    a maximum of one year.
    -- Work Permit Offense: Subject to a fine or imprisonment for a
    maximum of one year.

    Finnish law permits the use of electronic surveillance techniques by
    Finnish law enforcement during the investigation of TIP-related
    crimes.  Trafficking of minors is considered an aggravated offense,
    and penalties for perpetrators are higher than for similar crimes
    involving adults.  Finland is not a source country for labor
    migrants.

    25D:  Chapter 20-Section 1 of the Finnish Penal Code provides for a
    minimum of 1, and maximum of 6 years imprisonment for Rape.  Chapter
    20-Section 2 of the Finnish Penal Code provides for a minimum of 2,
    and maximum of 10 years imprisonment for Aggravated Rape.  The laws
    for trafficking provide similar penalties, with the exception of
    Rape versus Trafficking in Human Beings, where the minimum sentence
    for Rape is eight months longer than a similar minimum sentence for
    Trafficking in Human Beings.  The penal code defines aggravated rape
    if in the rape, grievous bodily injury, serious illness or a state
    of mortal danger is inflicted on another; the offence is committed
    by several people; or especially hard mental or physical suffering
    is caused; the offence is committed in a particularly brutal, cruel
    or humiliating manner; or a firearm, edged weapon or other lethal
    instrument is used or a threat of other serious violence is made,
    the offender shall be sentenced for aggravated rape to imprisonment
    for at least two years and at most ten years.  As with most of the
    penal code, this section also punishes attempts.

    25E:  The GoF has actively investigated and prosecuted TIP cases
    during this reporting period.  Finnish Police, FBG and the NBI
    initiated approximately 9 TIP-related investigations; one case begun
    during 2007 resulted in aggravated trafficking convictions and at
    least two cases are in appeal.  Finland chose to prosecute an
    unusually egregious domestic case during this reporting period as
    trafficking because the conditions warranted (ref D).  (NOTE: This
    was the second such trafficking conviction in Finland4s history (the
    first one was in 2007).  End note.)

    Number of investigations initiated:
                                   2007    2008
    Aggravated trafficking           1       2
    Trafficking                      2       7
    Aggravated pandering             0       0
    Aggravated facilitation of illegal entry
                                    13       8
    Work discrimination resembling usury
                                    17      45

    HELSINKI 00000060  003.2 OF 009

    25E - cont.  During the reporting period, no known traffickers were
    given suspended sentences or released with only a fine.

    The GoF used the following laws to investigate, prosecute, convict
    and sentence traffickers:
    --Aggravated trafficking: Penal Code, Chapter 25, Section 3a
    (650/2004)
    --Trafficking:            Penal Code, Chapter 25, Section 3
    (650/2004)
    --Aggravated pandering:   Penal Code, Chapter 20, Section 9a
    (650/2004)
    --Aggravated facilitation of illegal entry: Penal Code, Chapter 17,
    Section 8a (650/2004)
    --Work discrimination resembling usury: Penal Code, Chapter 36,
    Section 6 (769/1990)

    Type of trafficking offense for the 9 cases initiated in 2008:
    Sexual exploitation              5
    Labor exploitation              3
    Domestic servitude              1

    25E - cont.  The GoF maintained its policy of criminally
    investigating and prosecuting individuals (and employers) who
    confiscate workers' passports and travel documents, switch contracts
    or terms of contracts without the workers consent (where such
    contracts exist), use physical or sexual abuse or threat of such
    abuse to keep workers in a state of service, withhold payment of
    salaries as a means of keeping workers in a state of service.  The
    Finnish Construction Trade Union noted that immigrants know their
    rights and are willing to organize, but that foreign recruitment
    companies (Estonia, Poland) do not meet Finnish working condition
    standards.  While the union acknowledged that most cases are not
    trafficking, the pay and allowances fulfilled by the foreign
    recruitment companies are substandard.

    25F:  The GoF provides a range of TIP-related training to its
    personnel.  Within the law enforcement community, TIP awareness
    training is integrated into the formal classroom training programs
    of the Finnish Police and Border Guards.  Training occurs at the
    time of entry into the respective law enforcement agencies, and
    continuing training occurs throughout the careers of law enforcement
    personnel.  During this reporting period, all training was provided
    using existing GoF resources and staff, and did not utilize the
    funding or resources of the USG or NGOs; however, NBI asked for and
    received the right to use a DHS short video, which they subsequently
    subtitled in Finnish and released December 2008.  Additional
    awareness training was provided in the following venues:

    --March 2009 (Helsinki):  Permanent formation of the Trafficking in
    Human Beings Intelligence Group.

    --Ongoing: (Helsinki):  Internal police website

    --Ongoing: (Helsinki):  Extended police college training covering
    (1) awareness (2) victim support and (3) investigation as part of
    Basic Police Studies and Commanding Officer Studies.

    --Ongoing (Finland):  Training trainers and commanding officers of
    local police units responsible for aliens

    --Ongoing:  State-owned airline Finnair continues training new
    flight attendants providing information as part of new employee
    orientation on how to identify and report potential TIP victims,
    particularly children and unaccompanied minors, on Finnair
    international flights.

    -- Finland hosted the 2008 OSCE Trafficking conference.

    25G:  The GoF actively cooperates with other governments to
    investigate and prosecute TIP-related crimes.  They are active
    members of Europol and Interpol.  The GoF deployed NBI and FBG
    liaison officers abroad, specifically to Estonia, Russia, China,
    France, Spain and the Netherlands.  Finland participates in a law
    enforcement network that operates in twenty countries and will be
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    targeted for improved cooperation in the revised national action
    plan.  Finnish officers abroad work on a range of immigration and
    law enforcement matters.  One area of focus includes TIP prevention
    initiatives with local counterparts.  The overseas Finnish law
    enforcement staff also work in Finnish embassies to assist in TIP
    victim identification and prevention at the time a potential
    victim's visa application is filed.  Additionally, they work with
    national airline Finnair at their Asian stations to provide
    TIP-related training to Finnair's ground staff and to provide
    liaison support to other diplomatic missions and airlines.
    According to NBI, Estonia, Sweden and Russia cooperated with Finland
    on approximately ten cases during the reporting period.

    25H:  Finland will consider extradition requests from all countries
    for non-Finnish citizens residing in, or traveling through Finland,
    who are apprehended as a result of a warrant/request for
    extradition.  The Finnish Constitution only permits Finnish citizens
    to be extradited to other Member States of the European Union and
    other Nordic Countries.  During this reporting period, the GoF
    extradited one EU citizen for a TIP-related crime from Finland, and
    received two traffickers extradited from Estonia.  The GoF is not
    currently modifying its extradition laws for TIP; officials state
    that current law is effective and in full compliance with the
    requirements of the European Union and its other international
    treaty obligations.    US residents have not been implicated nor
    extradited, though during the reporting period, officials cancelled
    a US tourist visa held by an Indian national in an alien smuggling
    case.

    25I, J:  The GoF, at the national, local or institutional level, has
    never tolerated the trafficking or smuggling of humans.

    25K:  Prostitution is legal in Finland.  The sale and purchase of
    sex in public is illegal throughout Finland, as are brothels and
    clubs permitting sex on premises.  There are no "red light"
    districts in Finland.  Pimping, pandering, and organized
    prostitution are illegal.  Trafficked prostitution is criminalized.
    Buying sexual services from minors or victims of trafficking is
    criminalized.  The laws are uniformly enforced.  Finnish sex workers
    may accept customers in private residences, apartments and,
    depending upon the circumstances, in hotels.  They may not solicit
    customers in public places.  Commercial sex workers typically
    advertise their services via the internet, although word of mouth is
    common as well.  Foreign prostitutes (non-Finns) will typically
    attempt to solicit customers via the internet, in clubs or in other
    discreet venues.  According to Finnish law enforcement, many
    non-Finns come to Finland and rent apartments for short periods of
    time so that they may establish a base from which attract customers.
     The age of sexual consent in Finland is 16; the minimum age for sex
    workers is 18.

    25L:   No TIP-related cases involving Finnish troops or government
    personnel deployed overseas as part of a peacekeeping or other
    similar mission occurred.

    25M:  Finland is not a source or destination country for child sex
    tourism, and does not have an identified child sex tourism problem.
    According to the Finnish Ministry of Justice, if a Finn engages in
    child sex tourism overseas, Finland's laws provide for the
    extraterritorial prosecution of such acts, and would be investigated
    and prosecuted by Finnish law enforcement.(Note:  Historically,
    Finland has uncovered and prosecuted one sex tourism case to the
    fullest extent of the law (10 years) under child pornography laws.
    End note.)  According to NBI, during the reporting period, the GoF
    extradited fewer than ten foreigners on the basis of sexual abuse of
    a child; officials did not link these foreigners to sex tourism.

    Protection and Assistance to Victims
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    26A:  The GoF provides support and protection to foreign trafficking
    victims.  Legislation enacted in 2006 permits TIP victims to be
    granted a special Finnish residence permit.  The aim of the Finnish
    permit for victims of trafficking is to help free the victims from
    the grip of criminals involved in trafficking in human beings and to

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    facilitate their cooperation with the Finnish law enforcement
    investigative process.  A residence permit issued by the GoF to a
    victim of trafficking in human beings does not limit the possibility
    of applying for asylum in Finland and/or receiving international
    protection.  EU/EEA and Swiss nationals and their family members who
    fall victim to trafficking may register their right of residence or
    apply for a residence card at a police station; there is no
    requirement that they apply for a special residence permit.  NBI
    reports that 21 persons have used the Assistance program since its
    inception (11 female, 10 male).  As of December 2008, 12 persons
    were receiving help through the program.  In cases of victims deemed
    particularly vulnerable, a continuous residence permit may be
    granted even if the victim does not possess a valid travel document.

    26A - cont.  Residence Permits, once granted, are valid for 6-12
    months and the recipient has an unrestricted right to gainful
    employment in Finland.  A victim without a national passport may be
    granted an alien's passport on application to the Finnish
    Immigration Service.  The residence permit may be renewed as
    necessary.  New fixed-term (extended) residence permits are usually
    granted by the police in the municipality of the victim's residence.
     If a victim has been granted a temporary residence permit, after
    two years of continuous residence they are granted a continuous
    (permanent) residence permit if the requirements for issuing the
    permit are still met.

    26A - cont.  The GoF does not currently have a formal witness
    protection program similar to the model prevalent in the US.
    According to NBI, if a witness or victim requires protection from
    traffickers or during a trial, the police can, with the permission
    of the victim/witness, place them in safe locations for three months
    at a time (which can be renewed as needed).  In one instance,
    officials offered assistance to an Indian witness/victim in an alien
    smuggling case who was threatened by telephone by the smuggler.

    26B:  The GoF maintains a robust victims' assistance program, both
    for Finnish citizens and for foreign victims seeking protection in
    Finland.  The nly difference in the treatment of victims is how he
    various agencies providing victims assistanceare reimbursed.  This
    is transparent to the victim; if the victim is a resident of
    Finland, the local municipality covers all costs, and if they are a
    non-resident, the GoF pays the costs.  Either way, the victim is not
    assessed any fees.  According to current GoF operating procedures,
    emergency assistance will be provided as soon as a victim is found,
    reached or identified, irrespective of whether the victim resides in
    the country lawfully.  In the provision of emergency assistance, the
    GoF is attentive to the victim's capacities and mental state and to
    his or her capability to understand the provided information and to
    make decisions.  Finnish law requires that all victims be provided
    with translation services if required (Act on the Status and Rights
    of Social Welfare Clients, 812/2000, Section 5), and that the
    victim's individual needs and culture be taken into account in his
    or her care and treatment (Act on the Status and Rights of Patients,
    785/1992, Section 3).

    26B - cont.  The Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy is
    charged with managing emergency victims' assistance to
    non-residents.  Foreign nationals/non-residents who are victims of
    trafficking are taken to two specialized "Reception Centers" which
    are fully staffed by trained social welfare, immigration, labor and
    medical staff capable of providing assistance to TIP victims.
    Individuals who are under 18 years old are taken to a facility at
    Oulu, while those 18 and above are taken to a facility at Joutseno.
    Facilities provide shelter, medical and counseling services, food
    and clothing to victims.  An individual may seek emergency services
    at a shelter, even if they do not file any criminal charges against
    a possible trafficker.  Shelter staff may not refer individuals to
    law enforcement personnel against their will.    NGOs also operate
    shelters and drop-in 24-hour facilities available to trafficking
    victims.  Since several ministries fund different portions of these
    social services initiatives and fund the NGOs, any estimate would
    probably be low.  Funding also extends beyond trafficking issues
    (into such issues as domestic violence and refugee asylum).

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    26C:  Finland is a social welfare state, and the GoF assumes
    responsibility for many TIP-related victims' services that are
    typically provided by NGOs in other countries.  As a result, there
    are no NGOs working exclusively on providing assistance to TIP
    victims, and only a few that address it among other issues of
    concern to women. Still, the GoF provided domestic funding to NGOs
    that supported TIP-related programming.  The Multicultural Women's
    Association (MONIKA), which focuses on psychological, physical,
    sexual and economic abuse against residents of Finland and
    Pro-Tukipiste are the lead organizations.  The GoF funds a series of
    NGO-operated hotlines for TIP and domestic violence victims.  The
    Finnish Red Cross works with the Danish Red Cross on related
    issues.

    26D, E, F:  Trafficking victims are not deported and fall under the
    explanations and services in section 26A, B, and C.

    26F:  Finnish Border Guards, Police and social services personnel
    are well trained in the potential identification of trafficked or
    suspected TIP victims at Ports of Entry and within Finland's
    borders.  Current Border Guard and Police protocols require that
    suspected victims of trafficking be taken to a victim assistance
    reception center.  The head of the respective reception center
    formally provides the referring agency with a confirmation of
    acceptance of the victim.  Reception center consultants (including
    medical, social work, immigration and law enforcement professionals)
    evaluate the victim's case and decide on the course of care for the
    victim (e.g. transportation to a safe house in instances of
    immediate danger).  There have been approximately nine potential TIP
    victims who have utilized Finnish Reception Centers during the
    reporting period.  Finnish law enforcement and social services
    agencies do not track the number of potential TIP victims referred
    to Reception Centers; they merely track the total number of TIP
    victims who have sought services from the centers.

    26G:  Officials identified nine victims during the reporting period.
     Thirteen victims were referred to care facilities; this number
    includes "suspected" victims and NGO referrals not processed by
    police.  The threshold for assistance is lower than the threshold
    for prosecution.

    26H:  GoF law enforcement personnel have been trained to screen for,
    and identify, suspected victims of trafficking in Finland's
    commercial sex trade.  The Border Guard and Finnish police use a
    series of written TIP guidelines developed by the Finnish
    Immigration Service (FIS).  The document includes key TIP victim
    identification questions which are to be used during interviews with
    foreign nationals who have been encountered by police involving sex
    or labor related crimes.  The document also provides a list of
    mandatory protocols to be used by law enforcement personnel aimed at
    protecting a potential victim's rights, and ensuring that they are
    quickly referred to relevant immigration and social welfare
    specialists for further review of their cases.  According to current
    GoF protocols, as soon as Finnish Police suspect that a victim may
    have been trafficked, they must immediately turn the potential TIP
    victim over to the FIS for placement in a TIP Reception Center.
    Additionally, the Border Guards and Finnish Police are required to
    refer all potential TIP victims, whether at a Port of Entry or
    within Finland, who claim credible fear and make a request for
    asylum, to the FIS for expedited review of their claim and access to
    GoF social services.

    26I:  The GoF does not treat TIP victims as criminals; it actively
    seeks to protect them and their legal rights.  The GoF also provides
    trafficking victims with access to the Finnish Service for Crime
    Victims, which provides personal support and legal advice for those
    who find themselves victims of a crime.  Additionally, under the
    Finnish Act on Compensation for Crime Damage, victims can receive
    compensation from the perpetrator of a crime for personal injuries
    (including for costs of medical treatment), pain and suffering, a
    permanent handicap or mental anguish.  In the event that a
    perpetrator is unable to pay for damages, a crime has remained
    unsolved, or if the perpetrator has not been apprehended,
    compensation can be obtained directly from the GoF by a victim
    without the need for a formal court decision.

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    26J:  The GoF strongly encourages all victims of crime, whether
    trafficking or otherwise, to assist the police and prosecutors in
    prosecuting crimes.  The GoF does not impede victims of trafficking
    from filing civil suits or from seeking legal action against
    traffickers, but civil courts suits of that type are generally
    uncommon in Finland compared to the US.  The Kotka case (Ref D) is
    an example of victim restitution.

    26K:  The GoF provides TIP-related training for its Border Guards,
    police, diplomatic personnel assigned overseas, public health
    workers, immigration adjudication staff and flight attendants for
    national flag carrier Finnair.  Border Guards are provided with
    ongoing training on ways in which to identify trafficked persons at
    Ports of Entry (e.g. they have specific lists of vetted questions
    for unaccompanied minors transiting Finland).  Finnish police are
    trained in the identification of potentially trafficked persons when
    they are conducting a law enforcement interview regarding
    individuals suspected of prostitution and pandering.  Labor Ministry
    officials are trained at identifying potential instances of labor
    trafficking or servitude when conducting site and licensing
    inspections at restaurants and factories.  Finnair flight attendants
    are trained to identify unaccompanied minors on international
    flights who fit the profile of possible victims.  Such training also
    focuses on the identification and needs of potentially trafficked
    children.  The revised national action plan adds teacher training,
    specifically focused on the trafficking phenomena and children.

    26K - cont.  The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) provides
    comprehensive immigration training for personnel working or destined
    to work at Finnish embassies and consulates.  This training always
    includes a TIP section which is provided by experts on trafficking
    issues; usually experts from the MFA and/or the National Bureau of
    Investigation.  Training courses are organized by the MFA twice a
    year and they include, inter alia, specific training on the
    identification of trafficking victims.  The MFA is closely
    cooperating with both national and international NGOs and other
    civil society actors on trafficking issues.  Within the context of
    the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Task Force for
    Trafficking in Human Beings, Finland has also been initiating
    educational programs on trafficking issues for diplomatic staff in
    the CBSS states.

    26K - cont.  According to the Finnish MFA, Finnish embassies always
    follow the human rights situation of the country concerned,
    including the situation of trafficking.  They have close contacts
    with local actors including NGOs working with human rights issues.
    Overseas, many Finnish embassies have used their operating funds to
    further their cooperation with local NGOs for projects related to
    human rights, including the prevention of trafficking and sexual
    exploitation of, and providing assistance to, trafficking victims.
    These funds are granted to, and managed by local NGO.  The Finnish
    MFA does not maintain records on the number of trafficking victims
    supported by its missions overseas.  During this period, the MFA did
    not issue trafficking-specific travel documents to potential victims
    of trafficking identified overseas.

    26L:  The GoF maintains a robust victim's assistance program for
    Finnish citizens, including for citizens of Finland who may be
    repatriated to Finland as a result of their being a victim of
    trafficking.  During this reporting period, no Finns were
    repatriated to Finland as a result of their victimization as a
    trafficked person.

    26M:  Major Finnish NGOs addressing trafficking (in addition to
    other issues) in Finland include: Pro-Tukipiste (heading a network
    of 30 NGOs), MonikaNaiset,and the Finnish Red Cross.  IOM also
    conducts monitoring of TIP-related policies and programs in Finland.
    Several of these NGOS operate shelters that provide direct or
    indirect assistance and counseling to TIP victims.  Pro-Tukipiste
    operates a phone hotline.

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    27A:  The GoF targeted prostitution, massage and sex-work for
    interviews and distribution of pamphlets in source country languages
    to ensure that workers knew their rights and were aware of what
    constituted trafficking.  DuriQ this reporting period, GoF began
    using a short video obtained from DHS to educate the public about
    trafficking via the internet and television; they have requested
    that the video be shown by Finnair on flights and the outcome is
    pending.  NBI also produced a video for police training purposes.
    Some cable television programming comes from neighboring Nordic
    countries so additional anti-prostitution public service
    announcements reach a Finnish audience.  The MFA again distributed
    brochures at the "Matka" travel show, attended by over 80,000 Finns,
    warning that sex tourism is a crime, and highlighting the damage
    such crimes cause to children.

    27B:  The GoF effectively monitored immigration and emigration
    patterns for evidence of trafficking.  The lead agency for the
    detection of potential TIP victims at Finland's Ports of Entry is
    the Finnish Border Guards.  All new Border Guards receive classroom
    TIP training prior to deployment to the field.

    27C:  The GoF has actively involved as many stakeholders, including
    NGOs, as possible in the TIP policy discussion.  The 2008 Revised
    National Plan of Action against Trafficking in Human Beings included
    the active participation of a number of NGOs and civic
    organizations.  The MOI and NBI have identified senior
    representatives who are charged with maintaining effective TIP
    related liaison with NGOs.  Such liaison attempts to identify
    potential trends in trafficking in Finland, the identification of
    specific cases for investigation, and to seek feedback on the
    effectiveness of law enforcement efforts in the fight against TIP.

    27D: In 2008 the GoF revised its National Plan of Action Against
    Trafficking in Human Beings, which originally established a GoF
    "Steering Committee" in 2005 charged with coordinating the
    implementation of the Action Plan.  The committee meets frequently
    at the policy level.  Day-to-day law enforcement coordination on TIP
    investigations and enforcement activities falls to the National
    Joint Intelligence Center.  The Ministry of the Interior (MoI) is
    the lead Ministry on TIP issues, given that the MoI includes the
    Finnish Immigration Service, National Bureau of Intelligence, Police
    and Border Guards.  The NBI (and to a lesser extent, the Border
    Guards) coordinate multilateral TIP law enforcement cooperation and
    investigations with third countries and organizations for the GoF.
    The Revised National Action Plan was developed by representatives of
    the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Social Affairs and
    Health, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Education, the
    Border Guard and the National Bureau of Investigation.  NGOs were
    involved in reviewing and providing input to the revision.

    27E:  During this period, the GoF and police have continued to
    aggressively enforce prostitution related laws, such as pandering
    and aggravated pandering, as a means of countering the potential for
    organized prostitution in Finland.  Finnish laws are not geared
    towards punishing the nation's commercial sex workers, but rather
    those who seek to purchase or procure commercial sexual.  The
    purchase of sexual services from trafficked persons is fully
    criminalized.  A new NGO, called EXIT, is in the formative phase and
    will assist commercial sex workers wanting to move out of sex work.

    27F:  The Finnish MFA continues to actively publicize the fact that
    sex tourism is a crime in Finland by, for example, distributing such
    information at travel fairs.  Finns are subject to Finnish law at
    home or abroad.

    27G:  Finnish troops assigned to overseas peacekeeping missions
    receive intensive anti-TIP training at the Ministry of Defense's
    (MOD) International Center.  Military legal advisors and medical
    personnel provide classroom instruction, video presentations and
    practical exercises, all aimed at providing deployed forces with the
    ability to identify potential TIP victims.  At the command level,
    training in the field and pre-departure Key Leader Training sessions
    focus on TIP recognition and prevention.  Pre-deployment training

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    for military legal advisors, military police and MoD social workers
    also address TIP issues.  Finland, although not a member of NATO,
    has acknowledged the NATO Policy on Combating Trafficking in Human
    Beings, which sets a zero tolerance concerning trafficking for NATO
    staff and forces under NATO command, including non-NATO troop
    contributing nations taking part in NATO-led operations.

    Nomination of Heroes and Best Practices
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    28:  We have no nomination for this year.

    Finnish TIP Best Practices
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    29:  Early interdiction activities represents a valuable Finnish TIP
    best practice.  The training that Finland invested in police,
    immigration authorities and airline employees resulted in several
    alien smuggling early interdictions this year with potential victims
    totaling over 300 people across all cases. (largest Nigeria 200;
    India over 100).  Since no one can know the full intent of the
    smugglers, early interdiction provides the best victim protection.

    29 - contd.  Continued Use of Joint Intelligence Centers represents
    another Finnish best practice.  Under the Ministry of Interior,
    Finnish law enforcement created a national-level Joint Intelligence
    Center (JIC) in Helsinki, which includes full-time representatives
    of the police, National Bureau of Investigation, Customs and the
    Border Guards.  The national center will become permanent March 1,
    ¶2009.

    BUTLER

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