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| Original name: | Äitiysavustuslaki |
| Name: | Maternity Benefits Act (477/1993). |
| Country: | Finland |
| Subject(s): | Maternity protection |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1993-05-28 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Finlands författningssamling, 1993-06-03, No. 477, pp. 1041-1045 |
| ISN: | FIN-1993-L-35371 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=35371&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Finlands författningssamling, 1993-06-03, No. 477, pp. 1041-1045 Acts on-line in Finnish and Swedish  FINLEX, Ministry of Justice, Finland PDF (consulted on 2011-05-27) |
| Abstract/Citation: | A woman who has been pregnant for at least 154 days is entitled to a maternity allowance. A prerequisite for receiving maternity allowance is that the woman has undergone a medical examination before the end of the fourth month of pregnancy. Adoptive parents are also entitled to maternity allowance when adopting a child below the age of 1 year. Maternity allowance may be given in cash or in kind. |
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