Fathers in Sweden receive the longest parental leave in the world, an average of 144 days. A product of very generous family policies, but also social pressure to take care of your children. A mixture that, despite everything, creates a healthier relationship with work.
“Otto, no!” Too late. a small fist rises, falls and collides Semlor, these Swedish croissants filled with almond paste and cream, placed on the coffee table. All this without Niklas, Otto’s father, 1 year old and hilarious, having time to stop him. This Franco-Swedish thirty-year-old, who has lived in Paris for a long time, and his wife, Elsa, welcome us to their home in Malmö one afternoon in February. Both tall and slim, he with dark hair, she with blonde hair, have been living in this city opposite Denmark since November 2021. “After years in France, Elsa had to return to live and work in Sweden,” says Niklas. We were thinking of moving to Stockholm, but I got a job here.” In this case, the principal accountant at a sports equipment company, which he joins in June 2022… when Elsa, a senior e-commerce executive, returns to work.
A month after his arrival, still on probation, Niklas announced to his superiors that he was going on parental leave…
Source: Le Figaro
