“A lifelong bond is created in everyday moments,” writes Annika Saarikko, Finland’s Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services, in a campaign designed to encourage fathers to take their paternity leave. In the end, she writes, parental leave lasts for only a brief moment in a decades-long work career. The campaign Read more…
How to live with children and baby in Finland? What made father’s mind in Finland to make children and how children and babies can give you great motivation? See father’s thoughts about parenting and children, living in Scandinavia and Finland.
Since the 1940s, every pregnant woman in Finland has been gifted a baby box by the government. All she has to do in return is attend a prenatal clinic before her fourth month of pregnancy. The boxes contain about 50 items of baby gear, including a snowsuit, socks, diapers, a Read more…
Finland is consistently ranked one of the best places to be a mom. The country is praised for its low infant and mother mortality rates, paid maternity leave, and healthcare and daycare systems. Holly Williams from CBS reports.
A UNICEF report has ranked the inequality among Finland’s children as being the second-lowest of 41 high-income countries. The 13th annual Fairness for Children: A league table of inequality in child well-being in rich countries study focused on how far children at the bottom are allowed to fall behind their peers across the Read more…
Save the Children’s annual report has ranked Finland as the third-best country in the world for children, signalling a rise of two spots from the previous year. The Global Childhood Report 2019 evaluated 176 countries on children’s access to health care, education, nutrition and protection from harmful practices like child labour Read more…
Is there a maximum number of eggs my baby can eat per week? No. However, there is a minimum number of times per week and the reason has to do with allergy prevention. Of course, it’s best to vary the foods you offer to your baby and too much of any food isn’t ideal. Read more…
Finnish “neuvola” system is a crucial part of the Finnish welfare model. In Finnish, the word “neuvo” means advice, and “neuvola” translates to “a place for advice”. These maternity and child health clinics form a specific branch of the Finnish public health care system for maternity, family and children’s health Read more…