Talent Coastline
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- For international talents
- Finnish work life - know your rights and obligations
27.11.2025 at 10-12 am.
Finnish work life - know your rights and obligations
Talent Coastline is organizing a webinar on your rights and obligations at Finnish work life.
You will hear about
- real life experiences
- what to consider when signing a work contract or contract of light entrepreneurship
- how to recognize labour exploitation and
- what is meant by human trafficking
After the webinar you will know the difference between being an employee or light entrepreneur and what to do if you suspect labour exploitation. You will have the chance to ask questions and discuss.
Speakers of the webinar represent top professionals of the field! Scroll down to get to know them!
Event will be held in English.
Register to the webinar by 26th Nov : REGISTER HERE!
Program
10.00 Opening of the webinar
Talent Coastline coordinator, Anne Bilen, Ostrobothnian ELY-centre
10.05-10.35 What is labour exploitation and human trafficking?
Senior Advisor, Mari Ek, National Assistance System for Victims of Human Trafficking
10.35-11.45 Rights and responsibilities of the employee and employer in work life
Inspector, Virve Leskinen, Occupational Safety and Health, Regional State Administrative Agency
11.45-12.00 Q&A
Presentation of the speakers

Virve Leskinen works as a labour inspector at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration focusing on inspecting the use of foreign labour.

Mari Ek works as a Senior Advisor for the National Assistance System for Victims of Human Trafficking (NAS), a government agency responsible for helping victims of human trafficking, and a national Centre of Excellence focusing on issues against human trafficking.