Temporary financial assistance due to an epidemic outbreak (laki koronavirusepidemian vuoksi palkatta työstä poissa olevalle maksettavasta väliaikaisesta tuesta, or väliaikainen epidemiatuki) was introduced to allow people to take time off from work to care for their children due to the closure of ECEC settings or schools
History
Country
Finland
Policy Area
Parental leave
Measure
Paid parental leave
Eligibility
Employed (not self-employed) individuals who were obliged to stay at home to care for children in ECEC settings (aged between 1 and 4), pre-school (aged 6), primary education (aged between 7 and 9), or special education, who therefore had reduced earnings, and who were not entitled to other benefits (e.g. social assistance, housing allowance and care supplement of homecare allowance)
Type
Cash (social insurance)
Start / Announced Date
16/03/2020
End Date
31/08/2020
Amount
€723.5 per month regardless of the level of household income and the number of children
Total Cost
N/A
Recipients
Parents
Route to the child
Indirect
Sources
Kangas, O. and Kalliomaa-Puha, L. (2020) ESPN thematic report: social protection and inclusion policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis - Finland. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?pager.offset=10&advSearchKey= ESPN_covid2021&mode=advancedSubmit&catId=22&policyArea=0&policyAreaSub=0&country=0&year=0