Finnish dads are staying home longer


By AGENCY
  • Family
  • Thursday, 28 Nov 2024

Finland's reform was aimed at providing more flexibility for families and boosting equality in working life. — AFP

PATERNITY leave in Finland have nearly doubled in length following a 2022 reform of the parental leave system to make it more equal, the government’s social benefits agency said recently.

The reform granted both parents equal amounts of leave for the first time: 160 days each of paid leave, to be used before the child turns two years old.

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