Parents get 480 days of leave in SwedenIn Sweden, parents are entitled to 480 days of leave per child. AdvertisementLindgren started parental leave two weeks before their daughter was born, after which her husband took 10 days of paid leave, which is standard practice in Sweden. In total, Lindgren took 10 months of parental leave for her first child and said she was paid 80% of her salary during most of this period. Her husband took a combination of parental leave and annual leave to make it happen. When their second child was born in December 2021, Lindgren took another eight months of parental leave.

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Persons: —, Nicola Lindgren, Lindgren, breastfeed Organizations: Service, Business Locations: New Zealand, Sweden