{{Short description|Kit provided to parents who live in Finland}} {{Expand German|Mutterschaftspaket|date=May 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} A Finnish couple rejoice in opening their maternity package|thumb thumb|Contents of a Finnish maternity package in 1957 The '''maternity package''' ({{langx|fi|äitiyspakkaus}}, {{langx|sv|moderskapsförpackning}}), known internationally as the Finnish "baby box," is a kit first granted by the Finnish social security institution Kela, to all expectant or adoptive parents who live in Finland or are covered by the Finnish social security system. The package contained children's clothes and other necessary items, such as nappies, bedding, cloth, gauze towels and child-care products.{{sfn|Kela: Maternity package}} It was first issued in 1938{{sfn|Korppi-Tommola|2006|p=15}} to parents with a low income, and contained a blanket, crib sheets, diapers, and fabric which parents could use to make clothing for the baby.{{sfn|United Press International|2013}}
Since 1949 it has been given to all Finnish mothers-to-be, provided they visited a doctor or municipal pre-natal clinic before the end of their fourth month of pregnancy, and the pregnancy has lasted at least 154 days.{{sfn|BBC|2013}} The contents of the package are updated approximately every year.{{sfn|Kela: Maternity grant}} A mother may choose to take the maternity package, or a cash grant of 170 euros; 87% of Finnish mothers choose the box because it is worth significantly more.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Previous versions of the maternity package |url=https://www.kela.fi/maternity-package-previous-versions |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=Kela |language=en}}</ref> Between 2006 and 2019, the total maternity grant program cost an average of 10.3 million euros per year, with 7 million being spent on maternity packages and 3.3 million given out as cash benefits or adoption grants. The maternity packages each year cost between 183 and 223 euros, averaging 190 euros each over the full 14-year period; an average of 37,000 are given out each year.<ref name="kela_Stat">{{Cite web |title=Statistics on the maternity grant |author=Kela |work=kela.en |access-date=18 May 2020 |url=https://www.kela.fi/web/en/statistics-by-topic/maternity-grants |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728055424/https://www.kela.fi/web/en/statistics-by-topic/maternity-grants |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Following a BBC story in June 2013, the '''''baby box''''' began to receive international attention. Similar packages, commercial or state-sponsored, are being supported in other countries. Private companies have started selling packages purporting to be the "Finnish baby box" or similar to it, but the original boxes are not sold commercially.<ref name="kela">{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Maternity package |url=http://www.kela.fi/web/en/maternitypackage |access-date=2 November 2017 |website=www.kela.fi}}</ref>
== History == The history of the Finnish maternity package begins at a time when Finnish maternal-infant mortality rates were remarkably elevated, even for the time period, with deaths being attributed to issues such as starvation, infection, poor sanitation, exposure to the harsh climate, and poverty.<ref name=":1" />
In 1904, the "Drop of Milk Association" (''Maitopisarayhdistys'' in Finnish) offered donated breastmilk to mothers who were not able to breastfeed their babies. To receive the donated breastmilk, mothers were required to bring their baby to regular medical check-ups.<ref name=":1" />
In 1922, relatively soon after Finland gained independence in 1917, a volunteer of the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (founded by Sophie Mannerheim, a prominent Finnish nurse) by the name of Mrs. Ilmi Hallstén conceived the idea for the baby box.<ref name=":2" /> Dr. Arvo Ylppö, an eminent Finnish pediatrician, obtained donated textiles from Germany. Local volunteers sewed baby clothes out of the donated textiles. These clothes were included with linens and hygiene items into "rotating baskets" (''kiertokorit'' in Finnish) and were loaned to local mothers who needed them. After a baby grew out of the clothes, the baskets were returned to the volunteers, who repaired and laundered the contents, then passed them on to the next family.<ref name=":1" />
One year later, 28 chapters of the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare were circulating similar rotating baskets. Five years later, over 180 chapters had sewing circles of volunteer women who were eager to support families in need across Finland. Meeting the need for baby clothing during the 1930's and wartime (1939-45) was a clear and tangible effort that was readily supported.<ref name=":3" />
While the maternity package was valued in the 1930s primarily because many poor Finnish women would otherwise have been unable to afford its contents, nowadays working parents especially appreciate the time saved by not having to buy many things. The maternity package is considered part of Finnish culture. Panu Pulma, Professor of Finnish and Nordic History in Helsinki, describes it as a symbol of equality and the importance of children, and of the fact that children are a priority for the government and taxpayers.<ref name="upi">{{cite web|access-date=2017-10-23 |date=2013-06-04 |language=en |title=A simple cardboard box helped Finland reduce infant mortality |url=https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2013/06/04/A-simple-cardboard-box-helped-Finland-reduce-infant-mortality/UPI-10921370394369/ |website=upi.com}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womansworld.com/contributors/nursing-bras-for-large-busts-real-comfort-for-real-moms|title=Pregnancy meal plans need to be taken seriously|date=|publisher=woman's world|access-date=}}</ref>
In 1937, the Maternity Grants Act was enacted, which provided mothers with baby clothes and care items. In 1938, the Finnish government began to provide "maternity grants" for low-income mothers in the form of either an in-kind goods "baby box" or an alternative cash benefit. As Finland had recently gained independence in 1917 and the Finnish government lacked monetary funds, providing a "baby box" with in-kind benefits as a possible alternative to cash benefits was practical. In addition, many Finns were in need and the grant in either form was intended to provide some compensation for wages lost during the time of childbirth.<ref name=":4" />
In 1938, two-thirds of new mothers in Finland received a maternity grant, which was valued at more than one-third of an industrial worker's average monthly wages. Initially, municipal social welfare boards assessed eligibility for the grant among mothers in their municipality. However, due to many complaints from mothers who were not deemed eligible, in 1949 parliament approved the amended maternity grant in which 1) the maternity grant became a universal benefit to anyone living in Finland, or those working on Finnish ships (whether citizens or asylum seekers) regardless of income and 2) an expectant mother must have a check-up and receive advice at a doctor, midwife, or municipal healthcare center appointment before receiving the maternity grant. Expanding the knowledge of mothers and families about health during pregnancy and infancy was an important goal of the second condition, in particular.<ref name=":1" />
In 1944, additional legislation was passed and municipalities became responsible for ensuring that maternal and child health clinics were available, free of charge, to all families.<ref name=":5" />
Although other European countries introduced maternal benefits during the world wars to improve the health of mothers and children and thereby increase birth rates, only in Finland did the maternity grant evolve into a permanent, universal, in-kind grant with the unique focus of not only increasing the birth rate, but also of improving public health.<ref name=":6" />
==Modern-day package== alt=Picture of some of the items inside the maternity package in 2014.|right|thumb|240px|Parts of the maternity package in 2014.
In 1949, the box given was standard to all expectant mothers who visited a doctor before the fourth month of pregnancy{{sfn|United Press International|2013}} per the Finnish Maternity Grants Act. A baby bottle was added to the package, but was removed in later packages to encourage breastfeeding.{{sfn|United Press International|2013}}{{sfn|Tierney|2013}} The requirement to visit a doctor as a prerequisite to receiving the package was done in order to ensure that the woman received adequate prenatal care.{{sfn|Lee|2013}} The maternity package can either be applied for online, on Kela's website, or by completing and returning a form.{{sfn|Kela: Maternity grant}}
{{As of|2025}}, the current package contents include bodysuits, a sleeping bag, outdoor gear, bathing products for the baby, nappies and cream, bedding, a hooded bath towel, nail scissors, hairbrush, toothbrush, wash cloth, muslin squares, a picture book, teething toy, and bra pads.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-23138306|title=Royal baby: William and Catherine get Finnish baby box|date=2013-07-02|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2014-07-08}}</ref> It also contains a small mattress, allowing the box containing the package to become a crib in which many newborns have their first naps.{{sfn|Lee|2013}} In previous years, condoms have been included by way of precaution, not as a discouragement, as a new pregnancy is possible within a few weeks of childbirth and many parents wish to have a little time between the births of their children.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://maternitypackage.kela.fi/-/frequently-asked-questions |title=Frequently asked questions about the Finnish maternity package |website=Kela – Maternity package |language=en-gb |access-date=2019-07-25 |archive-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725001426/https://maternitypackage.kela.fi/-/frequently-asked-questions |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The maternity package is not a commercial product; as a result Kela cannot sell it.{{sfn|Kela: Maternity grant}} Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge received a maternity package as a gift from Kela in 2013. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden were given one in 2012.{{sfn|BBC|2013}}<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2020-11-12|title=Custom Baby Footprint Charms for Gem Gossip|url=https://blingadvisor.com/2020/11/12/custom-baby-footprint-charms/|access-date=2021-03-09|website=Bling Advisor|language=en-US}}</ref>
===Contents===
In 2025, the box contained 38 different products:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maternity package 2025 |url=https://www.kela.fi/maternitypackage |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=Kela |language=en}}</ref>
==== Bodysuits ==== * 2 × Wrap around bodysuit; 50–56cm * 2 × Wrap around bodysuit with extender; 62–68cm * Bodysuit with extender; 62–68cm * Nightdress; 62-68 cm
==== Trousers ====
* Trousers; 50-56 cm * 2 × Trousers; 62–68 cm
==== Caps, mittens, and socks ====
* Balaclava hood; 44–46 cm * Wool cap; 44–48 cm * Mittens and socks
==== Outerwear ====
* Insulated mittens and booties; 68–74 cm * Wool-blend coverall; 68–74 cm * Snowsuit/sleeping bag; 68–74 cm * Sleeping bag-blanket
==== Bed linen and box ====
* Duvet cover * Sheet * 2 × Blanket * Mattress pad * Box bed + lid
==== Baby care items ====
* Muslin square * Feeding bib * Towel * Hairbrush * Bath thermometer * Nail scissors * Toothbrush * Book (available in Finnish, Inari Sami, Skolt Sami, and North Sami)
==== Hygiene products ====
* Sanitary towels * Nipple cream * Bra pads * Condoms (removed in the 2025 box)
==Research== International curiosity surrounding the Finnish baby box is often associated with the fact that Finland has one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Finland (FIN) - Demographics, Health & Infant Mortality|url=https://data.unicef.org/country/fin/|access-date=2021-07-14|website=UNICEF DATA|language=en-US}}</ref> However, there is no evidence that the baby box has had any effect on infant mortality in Finland. Retrospective studies would be difficult due to design or implement given the lack of records from the historical period in which the baby box was introduced, and a current study would be complicated by the ubiquitous use of the baby box in Finland, today. However, it is possible to analyze new programs in other countries that have been inspired by or are similar to the Finnish baby box program.
A 2020 report from Tampere University,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://research.uta.fi/babybox/|title = Baby Boxes Around the World | Tampere Universities| date=10 March 2021 }}</ref> published by Kela, reported that over 60 countries use some form of a baby "box" maternity package.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last1=Koivu|first1=Annariina|url=https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/319524|title=The baby box. Enhancing the wellbeing of babies and mothers around the world|last2=Phan|first2=Yen T. H.|last3=Näsi|first3=Ella|last4=Abuhamed|first4=Jad|last5=Perry|first5=Brittany L.|last6=Atkins|first6=Salla|last7=Perkiö|first7=Mikko|last8=Koivusalo|first8=Meri|date=2020|publisher=Kela|isbn=978-952-284-089-9|language=en}}</ref> After in-depth interviews with 29 of these 60 programs, researchers found that the baby box concept has been highly adapted to fit many cultures and has been used with the aim to promote various messages, such as safe sleep or breastfeeding, in contexts from rural prisons to capital cities.<ref name=":0" /> The report also addressed popular topics surrounding the baby box, such as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), as well as the history of the Finnish baby box and its connection to larger social support systems.<ref name=":0" />
In 2017, an experimental study<ref name=":5">{{cite journal |last1=Heere |first1=Megan |last2=Moughan |first2=Beth |last3=Alfonsi |first3=Joseph |last4=Rodriguez |first4=Jennifer |last5=Aronoff |first5=Stephen |title=Effect of Education and Cardboard Bassinet Distribution on Newborn Bed-Sharing |journal=Global Pediatric Health |date=2019 |volume=6 |article-number=2333794X19829173 |doi=10.1177/2333794X19829173|pmid=30828590 |pmc=6390216 }}</ref> was conducted in the United States on the use of US baby boxes (a.k.a., "cardboard bassinets"), in combination with safe sleep education, for reducing bed-sharing, which is a risk factor for SIDS and sleep-related deaths (SRD). Researchers at Temple University Hospital assigned study participants (i.e., mother-infant dyads) to one of the following conditions for postpartum hospital discharge: standard hospital discharge instructions; standard instructions plus additional safe infant sleep education based on the AAP safe infant sleep recommendations; or both types of instruction plus a gifted baby box from The Baby Box Company. The researchers concluded that the third condition (i.e., both types of instruction plus a gifted baby box) reduced the rate of bed-sharing during the first week of the infant's life (as self-reported by the participating mothers), particularly for exclusively breastfeeding mother-infant dyads.
==Similar programs in other countries==
===Argentina===
In July 2015, Argentina's Ministry of Health under then-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner introduced "Plan Qunita" which distributes maternity packages to parents of newborn babies. At the rollout of the program, about 144,000 Qunitas were issued.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/1810982-que-es-el-plan-qunita-que-anuncio-hoy-la-presidenta-cristina-kirchner|title=Qué es el plan Qunita que anunció hoy la presidenta Cristina Kirchner|date=16 July 2015|work=LA NACION|access-date=5 August 2018|language=es|archive-date=15 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815231844/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/1810982-que-es-el-plan-qunita-que-anuncio-hoy-la-presidenta-cristina-kirchner|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebubble.com/qunita-plan-scandal/|title=The scandal around baby crib handouts, or, 'The Qunita Plan,' explained|date=2016-02-17|publisher=The Bubble|access-date=2016-09-26|archive-date=15 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815231952/http://www.thebubble.com/qunita-plan-scandal/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Australia=== {{Redirect|Baby bundle|the mobile app|Baby Bundle (app)}}
thumb|The baby bundle provided to the parents of every baby born in New South Wales
In Australia, the state of New South Wales began a program providing a baby bundle to the parents of every baby born from 1 January 2019. The bundle contains picture books, mats, a first aid kit, a sleeping bag, thermometers, and consumable child-care products such as cloths and wipes, with a total retail value of AU$300.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baby Bundle |url=https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/kidsfamilies/MCFhealth/maternity/Pages/baby-bundle.aspx |website=NSW Health |publisher=Ministry of Health (New South Wales) |access-date=1 July 2019 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901094600/https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/kidsfamilies/MCFhealth/maternity/Pages/baby-bundle.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Similarly, the state of Victoria began a baby bundle program starting from July 2019, for all first-time parents and carers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baby bundle |url=https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/primary-and-community-health/maternal-child-health/baby-bundle |website=health.vic |publisher=Department of Health and Human Services (Victoria) |access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref>
===Canada===
In 2016, a program modeled on the Finnish baby box concept was launched in the northern territory of Nunavut, as a way of combatting its high infant mortality rate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sahar Zerehi |first1=Sima |title=Nunavut adopts Finland's baby box program to reduce infant mortality |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-adopts-finland-baby-box-program-1.3821072 |access-date=23 May 2020 |agency=CBC News |date=26 October 2016}}</ref>
===England=== The Brighton and Hove City Council voted in 2024 to adopt a baby box programme for 100 newborns, making it the first city in England to adopt the baby box programme. The baby box programme was proposed by councilmembers Bruno De Oliveira and Joy Robinson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agenda item Addressing Infant Mortality – Baby Box Initiative Meeting of Council, Thursday, 19th December, 2024 4.30pm (Item 62.) |url=https://democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk/documents/s204275/LG%20Addressing%20Infant%20Mortality%20BabyBox%20Initiatives.html?CT=2 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-17 |title=Brighton: Life-saving 'baby box' plan to be put to council |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewx0pjdp7jo |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
=== Wales === The Welsh Labour government of Eluned Morgan launched the Baby Bundle programme in February 2026. Under the programme, new parents in deprived areas under the Flying Start programme are given a free, fully funded "baby bundle" which includes up to 6 months worth of clothing, blankets, bibs and muslin cloths, a thermometer, a playmat, and a bilingual book in the Welsh and English languages, as well as information booklets on parenting advice and parent support programmes. Parents in Flying Start areas are eligible for the programme, with limited places also offered to parents in need who live in the rest of the country.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Angharad |date=1 February 2026 |title=Free baby bundles sent to newborn parents but some miss out |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4lg1xqp0zo |access-date=10 February 2026 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2026 |title=Special Delivery! First baby bundles land on doorsteps in Wales |url=https://media.service.gov.wales/news/special-delivery-first-baby-bundles-land-on-doorsteps-in-wales |access-date=10 February 2026 |website=Welsh Government}}</ref>
===Ireland===
A similar scheme has been proposed in Ireland. The program will be piloted starting February 2023 with 500 ''Little Baby Bundles'' that will be delivered to expectant parents completing a form at the pilot hospitals of Rotunda Hospital in Dublin and University Hospital Waterford following their 20-week scan. The pilot bundle has an estimated value of €300.<ref>{{cite news|title=500 expectant parents to be gifted a Little Baby Bundle under government pilot scheme for parents with newborns|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/e746c-500-expectant-parents-to-be-gifted-a-little-baby-bundle-under-government-pilot-scheme-for-parents-with-newborns/|access-date=23 Jan 2023}}</ref>
===Scotland=== [[File:Baby Box aka Maternity Package in Scotland.jpg|thumb|John Swinney, the First Minister of Scotland, presenting a baby box to an expectant couple]] A similar scheme was introduced in Scotland in 2017 by Nicola Sturgeon. After a three-month pilot scheme in Clackmannanshire and Orkney, the Scottish "baby box" began to be issued to all parents with newborns in summer 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-38470905|title=Scottish baby box pilot scheme launched|date=2017-01-01|access-date=2017-01-01|website=BBC News Online}}</ref> with over 52,000 such boxes issued in the first twelve months of the programme.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-45189506|title=More than 52,000 baby boxes given out in scheme's first year|date=2018-08-15|access-date=2018-10-07|website=BBC News Online}}</ref> By 2025, the total distribution had grown to over 350,000 boxes with each box valued around £400.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-15 |title=More than 350,000 Scottish Baby Boxes delivered since scheme began |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/25391482.350-000-scottish-baby-boxes-delivered-since-2017/ |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref> In January 2026, the Scottish Government sent a baby box to Zohran Mamdani as a gesture of goodwill and as a leading example for his proposed baby box program.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rawlinson |first=Kevin |date=2026-01-23 |title=Scotland sends baby box to New York after mayor Mamdani cites policy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/scotland-sends-baby-box-to-new-york-after-mayor-mamdani-cites-policy |access-date=2026-01-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
===Sweden===
In Sweden, startboxes are offered by some stores that sell baby products as well as pharmacies and some hospitals. Many new parents actually benefit from multiple boxes from companies trying to win new customers.{{CN|date=May 2026}}
===United States===
In the summer of 2017, it was announced that the U.S. state of New Jersey would become the first state in the country to adopt the baby box program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/26/health/new-jersey-baby-boxes-safe-sleep/index.html|title=New Jersey gives out free baby boxes|author=Tal Trachtman Alroy|website=CNN|date=26 January 2017|access-date=2017-08-03}}</ref> However, the program has been subsequently shut down. In 2021, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the sales of baby boxes, along with incline sleepers, in-bed sleepers, small stand-less bassinets, and sleep hammocks.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Doering |first1=Jennifer |last2=Sinicki |first2=Rebecca |date=2024-01-01 |title=Rise and Fall of the Baby Box in the United States |url=https://www.jognn.org/article/S0884-2175(23)00277-0/fulltext |journal=Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing |language=English |volume=53 |issue=1 |pages=3–6 |doi=10.1016/j.jogn.2023.10.006 |issn=0884-2175 |pmid=37984491}}</ref>
During his campaign for Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani proposed giving all new New York City families "baby baskets" containing products such as diapers and nursing supplies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lehrer |first=Brian |author-link=Brian Lehrer |date=January 7, 2025 |title=Mayoral Primary 2025: Assembly Member Mamdani |url=https://www.wnyc.org/story/mayoral-primary-2025-assembly-member-mamdani/ |access-date=June 5, 2025 |website=WNYC |language=en |quote=we are going to provide every new family with what we're calling baby baskets. It's a collection of essential goods and resources for new parents, free of charge, including items like diapers, baby wipes, nursing pads, postpartum pads, swaddles, books, and more. |archive-date=June 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250614170308/https://www.wnyc.org/story/mayoral-primary-2025-assembly-member-mamdani/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==See also== *Layette, a collection of infant clothing prepared (made, bought, or given) during pregnancy
==Notes== {{reflist|2}}
==References== {{refbegin}} *{{citation|url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/download.aspx?ID=15331&GUID=%7B5E9E0337-9999-4B0F-BC8E-27E7C3536675%7D|title=Women's Role in Finnish Democracy Building|last=Korppi-Tommola|first=Aura|publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland|year=2006|access-date=2013-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102615/http://formin.finland.fi/public/download.aspx?ID=15331&GUID=%7B5E9E0337-9999-4B0F-BC8E-27E7C3536675%7D|archive-date=2016-03-04}} *{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22751415|title= Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes|last=Lee|first=Helena|publisher=BBC News|date=4 June 2013|access-date=2013-07-03}} *{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/04/finlands-baby-box-gift-from-santa-claus-or-socialist-hell/237240/|title=Finland's 'Baby Box': Gift from Santa Claus or Socialist Hell?|last=Tierney|first=Dominic|publisher=The Atlantic|date=13 April 2013|access-date=2013-11-05}} *{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-23138306|title= Royal baby: William and Catherine get Finnish baby box|date= 2 July 2013|publisher=BBC News|access-date=3 July 2013|ref={{harvid|BBC|2013}} }} *{{cite web|url=http://www.kela.fi/web/en/pregnancy_maternity-grant|title=Maternity grant|publisher=Kela|access-date=3 July 2013|ref={{harvid|Kela: Maternity grant}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702195146/http://www.kela.fi/web/en/pregnancy_maternity-grant|archive-date=2 July 2013}} *{{cite web |url= http://www.kela.fi/web/en/maternitypackage|title=Maternity package|publisher= Kela|access-date=3 July 2013|ref={{harvid|Kela: Maternity package}} }} *{{cite news|url=http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2013/06/04/A-simple-cardboard-box-helped-Finland-reduce-infant-mortality/UPI-10921370394369/|title=A simple cardboard box helped Finland reduce infant mortality|publisher=United Press International|date=4 June 2013|access-date=2013-11-05|ref={{harvid|United Press International|2013}} }} {{refend}}
==External links== *[http://www.kela.fi/web/en/maternitypackage Maternity package] - current maternity package *[https://web.archive.org/web/20220626071926/https://www.kela.fi/edelliset-aitiyspakkaukset Edelliset äitiyspakkaukset] - Finnish maternity package items by year, 1994-2016 *[http://www.arjenhistoria.fi/?q=%C3%A4itiyspakkaus%2C+%C3%A4itiysavustus&limit=0 Historical photos], Historical photos of the maternity package
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