and Estonia, but also from other European countries. The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) noted that the majority of prostitutes working in Finland are estimated to be either foreigners living permanently in Finland or travelling from country to country under tourist visas. The Finnish Bureau of Investigation suspects that almost all of these foreign prostitutes work under the control of organised procurers. Implications and objections The Aliens Act and the enforcement of the refusal to enter by authorities has been subject to polarised opinions and various human rights concerns. In 2003 the National Bureau of Investigation stated trafficking of human beings for the purposes of sexual exploitation did not occur in Finland, and said that all foreign prostitutes were “fully aware of the nature and conditions of the work”. This statement, and the 1999 amendment of the Aliens Act, have however been severely critiqued on the basis that they ignore the disadvantaged status of foreign prostitutes. Marte Mesna argues that deporting foreigners where they are suspected of coming into the country to sell sex portrays that when there are people other than citizens involved, “it is the prostitutes who suddenly become the problem again”. Venla Roth also argues along these lines, claiming that placing foreign prostitutes outside of the public system means they are not protected and are more vulnerable to exploitation. Knowledge that a person has sold sexual acts in the past constitutes reasonable grounds to believe he or she intends to do it again, hence qualifying as a ground for denial of entrance into Finland. National advocacy Pro-tukipiste r.y. (Pro Centre Finland), a registered non-profit organisation, supports and promotes the civil and human rights of sex workers in Finland, offering professional social support, health care services, and legal advice, operating in Helsinki and Tampere. Services are provided without charge, anonymously, and the centre is politically and religiously independent. It also offers consultation on issues concerning prostitution and human trafficking. They are a partner in the Indoors Project, a European Union initiative for analysis and policy recommendations on prostitution inside the EU. Pro-tukipiste estimates that the number of individual persons in contact with the organisation and their services each year is between 1500 and 2000. The majority of these people are women with migrant backgrounds. On a smaller scale, a union group by the name of SALLI, United Sex Professionals formed in