Alternatively, instead of getting the baby box, new moms can also go for a €170 government grant
According to Kela, around 60,000 maternity grants are given out each year, with about 40,000 being in the form of a maternity package. The remaining third choose the tax-free cash benefit, which currently amounts to €170 (almost $185 US dollars).
Finland is currently one of the top countries that has the lowest infant mortality rate in the world with only 2.5 infant deaths per 1,000 births. In context, this number is at 5.7 in the US, 4.5 in Canada, and 4.2 in the United Kingdom. The world average infant mortality rate is 49.
TLDR? Finland has an infant mortality rate of 2.5 deaths per 1000 live births as opposed to a magificent 5.9 per 1000 in the USA. Bravo f@#kwit.