The Norwegian administration has make up one’s mind to allow certain overseas seasonal jack into the country again . These are those working in the agrarian and floricultural sector . The decision was made at the beginning of May . The Finnish government , too , allay some of its measures at that time . But , there , seasonal workers are step by step being earmark back in .

NorwayIn Norway , the border has reopen for migratory worker from non - European Economic Area ( EEA ) countries . The Minister of Agriculture and Food , Olaug Bollestad , read “ I am pleased we have now amended the principle . "

" Seasonal agricultural workers can now add up to work in that sphere . That is of import for our production . Many growers have been work in non - EEA migrant laborers for year now . Now , they can countenance the workers they involve to do over . "

The Norwegian governance steer out one thing - overseas seasonal labourer have to adhere to the country ’s quarantine regulation at all times .

Norse Farmer are , of course , pleased with these relaxed rules . There is , however , also an pressing motivation . Strawberries have to be harvested in a few hebdomad . It persist to be seen if these seasonal workers will arrive in the country on fourth dimension .

Flights have not started in many countries . Simen Myhrene and Marius Egge are both strawberry farmers . They are , therefore , considering organizing a charter flight along with other growers . Myhrene and Egge both employ migratory workers from Vietnam .

In Myhrene ’s showcase , they have sour in Norway every summertime for almost 15 age already . Jørn Eugen Haslestad is the Norwegian Fruit Growers ' Union ’s secretary . He is assist the agriculturalist in finding solutions . He calls the charter flying answer creative but expensive to execute .

Seasonal proletarian will also first have to go into quarantine . That is after they arrive in Norway and before they may start work . Myhrene , therefore , also fears for expensive strawberries . All these costs take to be overlay .

There are not only quarantine regularization . grower have to take rigorous hygienical measure too . He look supermarkets will trade a punnet of strawberry mark for no less than 50 crowns ( € 4.50 ) .

FinlandIn Finland , the border will not be entirely reopened at once . The government is granting admittance to little groups . It was denote before that 1,500 Ukrainian workers could come to work on Finnish farms . Last week , the government make up one’s mind to allow 3,000 more seasonal workers .

These are probably also from Ukraine . The self-assurance have also eased the rules around refuge seekers . The hold off menstruation is being trash . They can , therefore , mould in the Finnish agricultural sector . This regulation have-to doe with to about 1,000 refuge seekers .

The Finnish administration has also resolve to relax unemployment payouts . The unemployed always received € 300 without it affecting their benefit . This has now been increased to € 500 .

Sources : nationen.no , nrk.noandsvenska.yle.fi