Projects
Different projects are carried out either independently or in cooperation with other institutions and individual experts. HEUNI often works as a partner in projects coordinated by other agencies. The projects are mainly financed from external sources. These include, for example, the UNODC, the European Commission, Council of Europe, and domestic sources.
Content with Heuni Categories Human trafficking .
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SCOPE-THB. Scoping emerging forms of trafficking in human beings in the Nordic countries
2025 - ongoingHEUNI, with funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers, is launching the SCOPE-THB project in 2025. This research initiative focuses on identifying and analyzing emerging forms of human...
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INTEGRATE. Integrative Approaches to Labor Exploitation and Work-related crime: Knowledge translation, transfer and exchange in the Nordic Context
2024 - ongoingIn this collaborative project, researchers from Finland, Norway, and Sweden will study practical recommendations and innovative solutions targeting work-related crime and improving workplace...
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Study on reflection periods granted for THB victims and trading in sexual services as grounds for denial of stay
2022 - 2023The Ministry of the Interior of Finland has commissioned a study, which HEUNI will carry out, on the reflection periods granted to victims of human trafficking during which the victims can decide...
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ELECT THB. Enhanced Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training on Trafficking in Human Beings
2021 - 2023The ELECT THB project aims to enhance the identification and investigation of trafficking in human beings (THB) for sexual and labour exploitation and increase collaboration between law enforcement...
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New tools for public procurement agencies in Finland to prevent labour exploitation in local procurement and subcontracting chains (Hankinta-Suomi - Julkisten hankintojen Strategia)
2021Finland has launched a first of a kind National Public Procurement Strategy in September 2020, prepared by the Ministry of Finance and the Association of Local and Regional Authorities and...
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FLOW. Flows of illicit funds and victims of human trafficking: uncovering the complexities
2018 - 2020EU ISF-P funded FLOW project (Flows of illicit funds and victims of human trafficking: uncovering the complexities 2018 - 2020) focused on analysing the business model of labour exploitation and...
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Trafficking of children and young people in Finland
2018 - 2019HEUNI together with the National Assistance System for Victims of Human Trafficking set out to find out if trafficking of children and young people exist in Finland and if yes, how does the...
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VN TEAS. Effectiveness of the Finnish Legislation on Identifying and Supporting Victims of Trafficking in Persons
2017 - 2018HEUNI and the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman (acting as National Rapporteur for Trafficking of Human Beings) are investigating the effectiveness of the legislation that applies to assistance for...
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Interlinkages between trafficking in persons and marriage
2017 - 2019The purpose of the assignment was to assist UNODC in the development of a technical paper that will contain two parts: a research component and a policy component. HEUNI implemented the research...
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HESTIA. Preventing Human Trafficking and Sham Marriages: A Multidisciplinary Solution
2015 - 2016HEUNI participated in 2015-2016 in a project entitled “Preventing human trafficking and sham marriages – A multidisciplinary solution".
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