In Finland, the labour market participation of parents with young children has been promoted by different means: the special labour-law protection of parents, the possibility to use family leave, the payment of family-related social benefits, municipally-organised child day care services and, finally, the action of labour market participants. While Finland has historically been characterised by high employment rates among women, parental leave has kept women away from the labour market more often than men. The Family Leave Reform implemented in 2022 aims to change this situation by introducing a certain amount of family leave designated separately for men and women. The reform promises to increase equality between men and women as regards care responsibilities and enhance women’s participation in the labour market. In the future, the labour market participation of parents with young children in Finland will additionally be influenced by EU policy in this field and by changing industrial relations in Finland as well as the development of company specific practices.