In Finland, the Ministry of Labor and the Economy is responsible for implementing the Platform Work Directive. A tripartite working group has been established, which also includes trade unions.
So far, a proposal has been developed that the new regulations would introduce a legal presumption of employment if two of five criteria are met. These criteria are:
– The platform determines the time during which the employee must perform work
– The platform decides the location of work
– The platform dictates the manner of work and may interfere with its quality
– The platform provides or imposes necessary tools and materials (e.g., clothing)
– The platform limits the ability to perform work for other entities
From our Polish perspective, such regulations seem very pro-employee. However, in Finland, this proposal is being criticized. It is emphasized that such vaguely worded requirements could make it drastically difficult for Delivery Drivers or Drivers to trigger the presumption of employment and would require years of legal battles. They also raise legal concerns in the context of the Finnish Supreme Court’s ruling (issued in March 2026, concerning individuals working for the Wolt Platform), which stated that a much more flexible assessment of the actual relationship with the Platform was sufficient to classify employees as full-time employees.
When compiling this information, we used the resources of The European Digital Platform Observatory
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THERE ARE 4 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS LEFT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLATFORM WORK DIRECTIVE.