Private child-care allowance
Local authorities may pay private child-care allowance to look after a child under school
age resident in Finland either to a private child-care minder or private day-care centre of the
parents’ choice. The allowance is payable after the end of the parental allowance period until
the child reaches school age. The allowance will cease if the child is transferred to municipal
day care.
Private child-care allowance consists of a basic care allowance, which is FIM 700 (€ 118)
per child per month, and of a supplement, which depends on the size and income of the individual
family. Private child-care allowance is paid directly to the child-care minder and is
taxable as the provider’s income. For more information on private day care, see Chapter
4.5.