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Finland is new parents more time to with their babies. The Finnish government has to give mothers and fathers seven months of parental leave. This means Finland will almost the amount of its maternity leave and paternity leave. The new Family Leave Policy will 164 days to each parent. This is about seven months. Parents can also up to 69 of their own days to their partner. This means it possible for one parent to nine months of parental leave. For single parents, Finland is all 328 days to the mother or father. Finland's current parental leave four months for maternity leave, and two months for fathers.

Finland's government said the new rules were necessary to young families. Finland's Minister of Social Affairs and Health why the country is the new rules. She said: "The model the child a place at the centre of family benefits, and it wellbeing and gender equality." It will also help to the country's declining birth rate. The number of babies born in Finland has for the past nine years. Last year, Finland the lowest number of babies born in the country since 1868. Finland's neighbour Sweden has the most generous leave policy, 240 days per parent. The USA no national paid leave for mothers or fathers.