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Chapter 4 of the Employment Contracts Act lays down provisions on the parents’ right to take time off work due to caring for a child at home or for some other family reason. These leaves are commonly referred to as family leave.
The Social Insurance Institution of Finland pays parental allowance during family leave, so according to the law, employers are not obliged to pay wages to employees during family leave. However, most collective agreements stipulate that some parental leave days are paid time.
The parent who is giving birth may take pregnancy leave 14–30 days before the birth of the child, provided that the pregnancy has lasted at least 154 days. However, pregnancy leave always begins no later than the day following the end of the pregnancy.
After the birth of a child, the biological or adoptive parent may take care of the child at home for a period of 320 days of parental leave. When there are two parents, each parent is entitled to 160 working days of leave.
