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Registering a birth and acknowledging parentage of a child in Finland

If your child is born in Finland, you must register the birth in Finland. If you live in the Netherlands, you must also register the birth in the Netherlands. You can acknowledge parentage of your child in either country if you are not automatically the legal parent.

Registering a birth

You must always register the birth of your child in the country where they were born. How you register a birth varies by country. If you live in the Netherlands and your child was born abroad, you must also register the birth in the Netherlands.

Acknowledging parentage of a child

You can acknowledge parentage of your child if you are not automatically the legal parent. By doing so you declare that you are the child’s parent.

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Find out more about becoming a parent outside the Netherlands

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