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"Finnish home care support increases inequality"

Fewer Finnish children go to nursery than elsewhere in the Nordic region. One reason is the home care support, paid to parents who chose to stay at home beyond the normal parental leave period. The organisation Mothers in Business wants to scrap the benefit altogether, calling it a trap for women.
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Mother Marika lifts up her daughter Olivia at the family café in Helsinki (above)

Parental leave in Finland

Maternal leave – lasts for just over four months. Maternal pay is 90 percent of wages.

Paternal leave – a voluntary period of slightly more than two months is earmarked the father. Paternal pay is 70 percent of wages.

Finnish father portlet

Parental leave – 6.5 months which both parents can share between them. 90.5 percent of parental leave is taken by mothers.

Child care leave – when the other types of leave have ended, one parent can stay at home with the child until it turns three, rather than joining a nursery. The monthly pay is 338 euro, plus a bonus of up to 181 for low earners. Some municipalities also pay an extra sum for home care parents, usually 100 to 200 euro per month. 93 percent of home care support is claimed by women.

Source: The Social Insurance Institution

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