The study reveals: forced labor in the background of solar panels brought to Finland
China|The report noticed references to the forced labor of the Uighurors with almost all importers of Finnish solar panels.
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The Finnwatch report reveals that most solar panels imported to Finland have been used for forced work for Uighurs.
More than 90 % of solar panels imported to Finland are manufactured in China, where Uighurs are forced to work.
In the supply chains of almost all Finnish importers, there are companies that have been associated with forced labor in Uighur.
Most The solar panels imported to Finland may have been used for forced labor, reveals Finnwatch's recent report. In Xinjiang, the Chinese state is commissioning forced labor through state development and poverty programs.
More than 90 % of the panels imported to Finland are manufactured in China. In addition to the panels, China is also produced by the majority of bean-based components and raw materials used in their manufacture.
The report examines the supply chains and responsibility processes of 15 solar panels of 15 solar panels in Finland. More than half of the supply chains were companies that were connected to Xinjiang or forced work directly done by Uighura.
The risk of forced labor applies to the entire production chain and several intermediate products used for panel manufacturing. At its peak, the risk is at the beginning of the production chain, such as the production of milk materials.
Finnwatch sent a survey to 46 companies last spring, 39 of which were answered. Companies had the opportunity to review and, if necessary, supplement the information at the turn of 2025.
All The companies that responded to the survey bring solar panels made in China to Finland. Some of the selections also include panels made elsewhere, but the intermediate products used in their manufacture are at least partially from China.
Indeed, almost all actors in the industry are problematic in Finland.
Some Chinese companies producing panels components or raw materials are on the ban on the ban on the US authorities due to forced labor. There are also operators on the ban on the subcontracting chains of general major Chinese panel manufacturers in the Finnish market.
All the companies that responded to the survey assured that the pivot components or materials made in Xinjiang were not used in the manufacture of the panels they bring. However, some of the component manufacturers mentioned by companies have acquired polypias from Xinjiang.
Correction 26.2.2025 at 10:53 am: The story was mistakenly stated that forced work would have been used in the production of solar panels. There is a risk of forced labor in the panels. Also corrected that the Uighura would be closed to concentration camps. Forced labor in Uighur is about employment within the framework of official development and poverty programs.
