Parental leave planner

Turn parental benefit days into an easy answer: how many weeks or months can we be off? Compare schedules from 1 to 7 days/week (and part‑time with decimals).

Days → time Single or two parents Built-in rules checks
How to use
  1. Choose single or two parents + number of children.
  2. Set planned days and days/week. Compare schedules in Results.
  3. Optionally enter days already used to plan what’s left.
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Your plan

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Family setup
Single or two parents, children count, and birth year.
Two-parent mode enforces reserved (non‑transferable) days.
Totals follow Försäkringskassan’s parental benefit rules.
Used for reserved days and a few rule differences. Reserved sickness/basic days are 90 for children born 2016 or later; 60 otherwise.
Both parents take parental benefit on the same calendar day. This is a subset of each parent’s planned days (not extra days). The max depends on the applicable rule (shown in Results).
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Quick presets
Fast starting points for two-parent planning.
These presets allocate days within the official transfer limits.
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Plan your days
Enter days and the schedule (days/week). Use decimals for part‑time.

Parent 1

From the 390-day pool (income-based or basic level).
From the 90-day pool (180 SEK/day).
Example: 2.5 = five half-days/week.

Parent 2

From the 390-day pool (income-based or basic level).
From the 90-day pool (180 SEK/day).
Use decimals for part-days (e.g. 2.5). Compare schedules in Results.
Tip: Use the Schedule compare section in Results to see how long your planned days last at different days/week.
Optional: days already used (to plan what’s left)
If you have already used some parental benefit days for this child, enter them here. We’ll subtract them from the totals and validate your plan against the remaining days.

Parent 1 used so far

Parent 2 used so far