Vanhempainraha
Vanhempainraha is a Finnish social security benefit provided by Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland. It is intended to compensate parents for income lost when they take time off work to care for a newborn child. The benefit is paid to parents of children born or adopted in Finland.
There are two main types of vanhempainraha: vanhempainpäiväraha and isyysraha. Vanhempainpäiväraha is the general parental allowance,
To be eligible for vanhempainraha, parents must have been insured in Finland for a certain period before
The purpose of vanhempainraha is to support child-rearing and enable parents to spend time with their new