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Here are some examples of family benefits:
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The child day care fee is determined
by the family’s size and earnings. Low-
income families are not required to pay
any fees. Financial assistance is also
available for private care if a child under
school age is cared for by a private day
care provider.
•
Maternity and child welfare clinics attend
to women who are expecting or have
given birth to a child, as well as children
under school age.
•
Parental allowances: Expectant mothers
and mothers who have given birth
receive maternity allowance, which is
usually determined on the basis of the
mother’s earnings. Fathers can apply
for paternity allowance for the period of
paternity leave taken after the child has
been born. After the period of maternity
allowance has come to an end, one of the
parents can apply for parental allowance.
The parental allowance period ends
when the child is about nine months old.
•
Kela/Fpa pays a monthly child benefit for
children under the age of 17 residing in
Finland.
For a complete list of benefits for families with
children, see
www.kela.fi. All benefits for families
with children can be applied for on Kela’s
website.