Leave

Information on annual leave, sick leave, maternity, paternity and parental leave, public holidays and other leave.

Finland :: Working holidays – young people

Finnish and Canadian young people aged 18 to 35 are able to be involved in work experience exchanges for up to a year …

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Finland :: Sickness absence

◉ Medical certificates  On request, employees shall present the employer with a reliable account of their temporary incapacity …

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Finland :: Public holidays 2024

  January 1 New Year’s Day (Monday) January 6 Epiphany (Saturday) March 29 Good Friday March 31 Easter Sunday April 1 Easter Monday May 1 May Day (Wednesday) May 9 Ascension (Thursday) May 19 Whit Sunday (Pentecost) June 21 Midsummer’s Eve (Friday) (banks other) June 22 Midsummer Day (Saturday) November 2 All Saints’ Day (Saturday) December 6 Independence Day (Friday) December 24 Christmas Eve (Tuesday) (banks other) December 25 Christmas Day (Wednesday) December 26 2nd Day of Christmas/St Stephen’s Day (Thursday) Note: These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates …

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Finland :: Other leave

Once parental leave has been completed parents may take two periods of unpaid childcare leave of one month or more until their child is aged three (or two years after adoption) …

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Finland :: Maternity, paternity and parental leave

An employee must inform their employer of their intention to take maternity, adoptive, paternity or home-care leave – at least two months before the leave is due to commence …

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Finland :: Holiday entitlement carryover

Leave entitlement for a given year is determined on the basis of hours worked and also, in the first year, length of service …

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Finland :: Annual leave

In Finland annual leave is normally scheduled primarily by the employer …

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