Maternity leave after living abroad

case · Post by **case** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:56 pm

If a Finnish woman has been living abroad and wants to return to Finland for the birth of a child, will maternity leave payment be granted immediately, or are there restrictions if a Finn has been living abroad and not working and paying taxes in Finland, etc?

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betelgeuse · Post by **betelgeuse** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:15 pm

case wrote:If a Finnish woman has been living abroad and wants to return to Finland for the birth of a child, will maternity leave payment be granted immediately, or are there restrictions if a Finn has been living abroad and not working and paying taxes in Finland, etc?

It depends: http://www.kela.fi/web/en/pregnancy_maternity-allowance

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:23 pm

Oikeus äitiysrahaan alkaa, kun raskautesi on kestänyt 154 päivää. Ehtona on, että olet kuulunut Suomen sosiaaliturvaan vähintään 180 päivää juuri ennen laskettua aikaa. Mukaan voidaan laskea myös vakuutusaikaa toisessa EU- tai ETA-maassa, Sveitsissä tai Israelissa. Jos muutat Suomeen ulkomailta, lue lisää osiosta Muutto Suomeen.

http://www.kela.fi/raskaus_aitiysraha
(information isn't as good in English). The same applies for the parental leave period afterwards.

If one full fills the condition above but lacks work history (AFAIK work history abroad does not compensate, but I do not really know the current EU rules -probably best to ask from KELA), one gets the minimum level benefits.

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