Family Leave in Finland

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Finland’s parental leave is designed for both parents:

• Equal share: For one child there are 320 working days of paid parental allowance, split 160 days per parent (about 6.4 months each). 
• Non-transferable + transferable days: Of each parent’s 160 days, about 97 are non-transferable and up to 63 can be given to the other caregiver. 
• Pregnancy leave (extra for the birth-giving parent): 40 working days of pregnancy allowance, typically starting 14–30 working days before the due date. 
• Timing & flexibility: Parents can use days until the child turns 2 years old, and part-time/partial allowance is possible. (Some sources note both parents can be on leave at the same time for a short period.) 

Bottom line: Finland’s system explicitly encourages both parents—regardless of gender—to take substantial, paid time at home with the baby. 

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