KansalaisuuskurssiGlossary · Chapter 6: Equality
vanhempainvapaa
Finnish word. In English: parental leave
A period when a parent cares for the child at home and receives parental allowance from Kela.
Facts about the word
- Parental allowance is paid for a total of 320 working days, and each parent has 160 days. Kela
- A parent can transfer at most 63 of their own days to the other parent. Kela
- The leave can be taken in periods until the child turns 2. Kela
The facts come from public sources, such as the authorities' own pages and the law.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
On parental leave the parent cares for the child at home. It is not a holiday from the children or a celebration day.
The word belongs to Chapter 6: Equality and gender equality. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
