Work based travel from abroad has been restricted starting from the 27th of January that does not concern health-care or other essential traffic. Restrictions on entry into Finland will continue at least until 25 February 2021.
As of 14 May 2020, the statutory restrictions on border traffic will be lifted in cross-border traffic across the Schengen internal borders by allowing employment or commission-related commuting. This means that citizens of the EU and Schengen States may travel to Finland for work.
Starting from 2019 all employers must report the salaries, benefits, employment remunerations and other earnings from work to the national Incomes Register.
The law requires the contractor to check that their subcontractors fulfill their legal obligations as contracting party and employer before they sign a contract and start cooperation.