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Couples can also adopt children. A person who wishes to adopt a child must be at least 25 years old. The local court in the municipality where the future parent or parents live grants the adoption order. People wishing to adopt are required to have adoption counselling, which is provided by local authorities and Save the Children. The aim of the advice is to find out whether the adoption can be carried out and to monitor how well the adoption is progressing. Anyone wishing to adopt a child from abroad are required to get in touch with the local authorities or organisations that are involved with adoptions from abroad.
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- Application for parental benefits - to be completed by mothers regarding newborn or adopted child
Mothers can apply for maternity allowance, parental allowance, partial parental allowance, special maternity allowance, maternity grant, child benefit and adoption grant.
Social Insurance Institution of Finland Kela - General power of attorney for handling of matters related to Kela benefits
Power of attorney through which e.g. elderly parents authorise their children to handle all their matters related to Kela.
Social Insurance Institution of Finland Kela - Special power of attorney to handle matters with Kela
Restricted/time-limited power of attorney through which another person is authorised to handle a specific matter with Kela
Social Insurance Institution of Finland Kela - Adoption grant
Adoption grant from Kela can be applied to offset some of the cost of international adoption.
Social Insurance Institution of Finland Kela - Residence permit for adoption
Application for a child who is a foreign citizen and who is to be adopted in Finland (intercountry adoption). The Finnish adoption board has approved the adoption. Residence permit for private adoption: form OLE_MUU (Other grounds).
Finnish Immigration Service Migri - International adoption
Information on intercountry adoption and sponsorship programmes.
Interpedia - Adoption
The rules and procedures for adoption and international adoptions.
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
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