Finland
The table has been updated to reflect key 2026 developments in statutory annual leave across jurisdictions.
Updated to include additional information on temporary employment agency work in Argentina and Netherlands.
In June 2026, Argentina, British Columbia (Canada), France and Luxembourg increased their minimum wage rates.
The amendments to the Act on Equality between Women and Men to reduce pregnancy and family leave discrimination are intended to enter into force on 1 September 2026. In addition, new information has been added to the future development tables on the scheduling of leave carried forward, the limitation period for working time-related claims, the Co-operation Act, the implementation of the EU Platform Work Directive, and the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The changes to fixed-term contracts, notice of lay-offs and re-employment obligations came into effect on 1 June 2026.
In May 2026, Turkey doubled the length of paternity leave from five to 10 days. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
In Turkey, maternity leave was extended from 16 to 24 weeks from 1 May 2026. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
Enhanced to include new information on India.
As of March 2026, only a few member states have adopted binding measures to comply with the EU Pay Transparency Directive. In France, employers with 1,000 employees must publish gender representation data for senior managers and board members and meet a minimum 30% representation of each gender from 1 March 2026.
Updated to include new information the use of fixed-term contracts without specific justification.
Updated to include changes to dismissal requirements, effect from 1 January 2026.
HR and employment law basics for Finland.