Home » Legal developments » National legislation » Finland: parental leave reform to promote gender equality Finland: parental leave reform to promote gender equality Finland's new parental leave system, which comes into effect on 01 August 2022, aims to improve parents’ work-life balance, strengthen the role of fathers, and take various family configurations better into account. Approved by the Finnish Parliament on 08 December 2021, this reform will apply mainly to children whose due dates are on or after 04 September 2022. Through . Published on 24 May 2022 à 12h09 - Update on 24 May 2022 à 12h09 Resources In order to strengthen gender equality and allow fathers to spend more time with their children, the parental leave reform now grants each parent an equal quota of compensated leave days (160 days) after the birth or adoption of their child and removes the former paternity leave of 54 working days.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
