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Dads in Finland taking more parental leave

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Finns took more parental leave from work last year than in 2023 , according to the Social Insurance Institution of Finland , Kela .

The year-on-year increase was 5.3 percent , with fathers using about one-fifth of available parental leave benefits.

In 2022 , only 12 percent of fathers left work to care for their children, but the following year the proportion of dads taking the leave grew to 21 percent .

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English

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