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This law has been repealed by L 13.1.2015/11 , which is valid from 1 January 2016.
In accordance with the decision of the Parliament:
The verification and confirmation of the relationship between the child and his father and the revocation of the family relationship shall be valid as laid down in this Act.
The husband is the father of the child when the child is born during marriage. If the death of a man has erupted before the birth of a child, the husband of the child is the father of the child, when the child was born at such time after the annulment of the marriage, that the child could have been conceived during marriage. However, if a mother has entered a new marriage before the birth of a child, the latter is the father of the child.
When a man who has not been born in a marriage with the mother of a child wants to recognise his/her paternity, there is a strengthening of the validity of the recognition of the paternity of Chapter 3. (16,1980/351)
The court has to confirm that the man is the father of the child if it is established that:
(1) the male has had sexual intercourse with the mother during the period of the child's breeding, and it may be held that the child has been conceived; or
(2) the sperm of a man has been used for the conception of the mother of the child in a manner other than that provided for in Article 3a, and may be deemed to have been born of that child.
(22/02/1238)The trial of paternity confirmation shall be valid, as provided for in Chapter 4. (22/02/1238)
If the mother of the child has been given the (1237/2006) , and may be considered as evidence that the child has been born as a result of the treatment given, the father of the child must be confirmed by a man who, in agreement with the mother, consented to the treatment. If the treatment has been given to a woman alone, the child's father must be confirmed by a man whose sperm has been used in treatment if he has given the consent referred to in Article 16 (2) of that law. However, when a child was born during marriage or during the period within the meaning of Article 2 of this law, after the marriage was dissolved due to the death of a man, the husband is the father of the child, as provided for in Article 2.
The provisions of this Act concerning the detection, validation and revocation of the paternity shall also apply in the case of fertilisation treatment as referred to in paragraph 1.
The marriage of a husband can be rebutted by recognition. The court can confirm that the husband or man who has recognised his/her paternity is not the father of the child. The abrogation of paternity is laid down in Chapter 5.
The purpose of the investigation is to obtain information on the basis of which the paternity can be confirmed. (16,1980/351)
The determination of the paternity shall be provided as provided for in this Chapter if the child has not completed 15 years of age. For the purpose of determining the paternity of the child, fifteen years shall be laid down in Article 43.
It takes care of the paternity to take care of the mother-in-law. If the mother is dead or does not have a municipality of residence in Finland, the child's home supervisor or, if the child does not have a municipality, the children's supervisor in the municipality where the child resides.
If a man wishes to recognise his/her relationship and the paternity of a child is not covered by any of the municipalities referred to in paragraph 1, it shall be determined by the child's administrator of the home municipality.
If, according to paragraphs (1) and (2), it does not belong to a children's administrator of any municipality, the guardian of the City of Helsinki shall be the guardian of the City of Helsinki.
Before starting the fatherhood, the children's supervisor should be given an opportunity to participate in the negotiations on the clarification of fatherhood. In the course of the negotiations, the child's supervisor shall explain the effects of strengthening the paternity of the child in terms of the legal and economic status of the child. In addition, the mother must be informed of the measures to be taken by the child's supervisor to obtain information on paternity.
At the end of the negotiations, the pac shall inquire from the mother whether she wishes to see the child's supervisor looking after the paternity.
The negotiation of a paternity test shall be implemented without delay after the child's supervisor has been informed of the birth of a child by a mother, a man who wishes to recognise his or her paternity, or from a registry administrator.
At the end of the negotiations, the child's supervisor shall start to settle the paternity and complete it without undue delay. If the negotiations have not been carried out, the child's administrator shall start to settle without delay after he has been informed of the birth of the child within the meaning of Article 7 (3).
The guardian of the child shall not start or continue to explain paternity, contrary to the will of the mother, if the mother of the child has informed the child-administrator of his opposition to the paternity of the child in writing, and the child is in the care or treatment of his mother.
However, it is necessary to provide confirmation of the paternity, even though the mother has opposed the clarification of paternity, if a man who thinks that he is the father of the child has recognised him.
It can be started before the birth of a child, if a woman who is pregnant outside marriage is asked to do so. However, it can be completed and the recognition ceremony reserved for him only after the birth of the child.
In order to establish paternity leave, the child's mother and other persons who are able to provide information on matters of paternity shall obtain the necessary information.
A mother who wants to see the child's administrator caring for her paternity is obliged to provide the child's supervisor with truthful information on all the issues that are necessary to establish paternity. In particular, the mother shall inform the men with whom she has had sexual intercourse during the breeding of the child.
The child's administrator shall obtain a medical report on the date of commenting of the child, unless it can be considered as unnecessary in relation to other explanations.
The child supervisor shall order the Law on Legal Genetic paternity (378/2005) A paternity test for a child, a mother and a man who may be the father of the child if a man asks for a study or if the child supervisor considers it necessary otherwise. If, under the said law, a study may be assigned to a person other than the person referred to above, the child supervisor may consider it appropriate to order an inquiry. (3 JUNE 2005/3)
A legal genetic paternity test can only be carried out with the consent of which the sample is to be taken. If a study is to be carried out on a deceased person who has not consented to research in his life, it must obtain the consent of the deceased's widow and heirs. (3 JUNE 2005/3)
If the study is intended to order a man or mother from both parents, the parent, or any other relative other than the parents, the study and the consent thereto, the study and the consent thereto shall apply mutatis mutandis: Articles 6, 7 and 9 and 11 (1) of the Law on Legal Genetic paternity Research. (3 JUNE 2005/3)
The children's supervisor shall provide the man with an opportunity to recognise his/her paternity if the child's supervisor considers that the presence of a man has become established.
The Social Committee may decide, on a proposal from the paediatcher, that an explanation of the paternity is suspended if it is obvious that sufficient information is not available for the confirmation of paternity.
The child supervisor must make a motion as referred to in paragraph 1 when he has been able to conclude that the continuation of the inquiry appears to be fruitless. Without prejudice to the previous decision, the Social Board may order the continuation of the paternity test if circumstances have changed so that sufficient information is apparently available for the purpose of establishing paternity.
The Child Controller shall draw up a protocol on the conclusion of the paternity. The minutes shall mean all the information that is relevant when it is confirmed. Where appropriate, the Protocol shall also contain information on matters relevant to the strengthening of maintenance.
A man who wishes to recognise his/her identity must personally inform the child's supervisor, the investor or public notary that he is the father of the child. From a public notary to Finland, the external representation of Finland is governed by the Law on Foreign Service (651/63) . A man who, in a marriage of marriage, wants to admit that he is the father of his betrothed partner, may also issue a statement of recognition to the officiant.
Prior to recognition, the recognition of the meaning and legal effects of the person must be determined by the recipient of the recognition.
The declaration of recognition in a foreign country may also be adopted in accordance with the form and procedure to be followed by the law of the State. (8.4.1983/367)
Fatherhood cannot be recognised before the birth of a child or after the death of the child. (8.4.1983/367)
L external representation 651/1963 Has been abrogated with L for Foreign Affairs 1129/1977 . See. Foreign affairs management 204/2000 And Consular Services 498/1999 Chapter 10 . See also the confirmation and revocation of A paternity and child support 673/1976 Articles 6 and 7.
If the child is full, he himself will accept the recognition. A child of power must accept recognition if the child Article 1 of Chapter 12 of the Court of Justice Under paragraph 2, the right to speak shall be exercised in matters relating to the person concerned.
If the recognition applies to the child referred to in Article 2, the recognition shall be accepted by the mother and husband.
When a disabled person has recognised his/her character, his guardian should be given an opportunity to be heard as a result of recognition. However, it is not necessary to consult a guardian if the Article 1 of Chapter 12 of the Court of Justice According to paragraph 2, the right to speak alone shall be exercised in matters relating to his or her person.
If the child is under-controlled, the mother of the child and the guardian of the child shall be given an opportunity to be heard as a result of the recognition.
In accordance with Article 6 (2), the child's administrator shall ensure that the guardian and the mother of the child are given the opportunity to be heard as a result of recognition. Where a child, a mother or a husband has to accept recognition, the child's administrator shall provide them with an opportunity to adopt them. (16,1980/351)
The hearing may also be received and accepted by the person who may receive the statement of recognition in accordance with Article 15 (1). (16,1980/351)
The procedure to be followed for consultation and acceptance of approval is otherwise in force, as provided for in Article 15.
Recognition and acceptance shall be subject to a document which shall be dated and duly signed. The document is signed by the man and the recipient of the recognition. If a child, a mother or a husband must accept recognition, the document shall also be signed by the recipient and the recipient of the approval.
When a man has recognised his/her character, the child's administrator shall, without delay, send out the documents relating to the recognition and verification of paternity leave to the magistrate in accordance with Article 6 (2). Competent to resolve the matter. (4 DECEMBER 2009)
The issue of recognition of recognition shall be determined by the district of the child's supervisor. However, if, in order to improve the performance of the samples, or to promote balanced regional development, it is necessary to delegate the transfer of paternity recognition to another landscape, the Ministry of Finance The regulation may lay down more detailed rules for the transfer of powers to, and transfer of, the powers to which it is transferred, as well as the criteria for the distribution of competences between the receiving magistrates. (9.11.2007)
Recognition shall be accepted if:
(1) recognition has taken place as provided for in Articles 15 to 19;
2) and there is no reason to assume that he is not the father of the child.
The paternity is recognised when a man has recognised, as provided for in Article 15 (1) and (3), the recognition of his character and the sample.
Where the recognition has not taken place, as provided for in Articles 15 to 19, or if the reports on paternity are incomplete, the master shall, where appropriate, call on the child's supervisor to provide for the correction of errors or omissions; Of the Protocol, or the provision of additional explanations.
The child has the right to pursue an action to strengthen paternity.
A man shall have the right to pursue an action for paternity confirmation if the Registry has not accepted recognition for the reason mentioned in Article 20 (3) (2). The action shall be raised within one year of the date on which the decision was taken by the man. However, a man does not have the right to pursue an action if the recognition applies to the child referred to in Article 2.
The trial of paternity confirmation cannot be initiated and the trial will not continue if the child is dead.
In the case of paternity confirmation, the adult child's voice shall be exercised by the child supervisor who has taken care of the paternity under this law. However, the child's supervisor has no voice if the international competence of the Finnish authorities is based on a point other than that referred to in Article 48 (1) (1) or (2).
In the case of paternity confirmation, in addition to the child's supervisor, the child's voice shall be exercised by the child's guardian and by the child of the child for 15 years, in accordance with the In Chapter 12 of the Court of Justice Provides.
The court shall reserve the opportunity to be heard by any person who, under paragraphs 1 or 2, may exercise the authority of the child.
An action for the confirmation of paternity cannot be brought on the child's behalf if the child is against trial and the child has the right to exercise his right to speak during the trial.
An action for the confirmation of paternity cannot be taken on behalf of a child who is younger than 15 years of age, contrary to the wishes of the mother, if the mother who is in care or care of the child is opposed to the trial.
The child's supervisor must bring an action against the man for confirmation of paternity if, on the basis of the clarification of paternity, it is reasonable to assume that he is the father. If an action is to be brought against more than one man, they must be challenged to the same trial.
If a man who, as provided for in Article 15, has declared that he is the father of the child, wishes to bring an action for annulment under Article 22 (2), the action must be brought against the child and each of the men referred to in paragraph 1.
The court shall require the applicant to challenge all those men who, on the basis of the facts raised in the proceedings, may reasonably be expected to have a child as a child.
If a man who is challenging the defendant is dead, his right-owner shall be challenged to a trial.
The service of a summons cannot be effected by publication of a summons in the Official Journal, unless the President of the Republic or the President of the Court of First Instance, on application, authorises this. A permit may be issued if it is determined that a man appears to be seeking to avoid a hearing of paternity, or if paternity has been obtained to the extent that there is evidence of a trial against a man Be considered in the best interests of the child.
When asking for a challenge in the case of paternity confirmation, the Paediatric Controller shall issue a protocol to the judge on the determination of paternity.
If a person other than the child's supervisor has asked for a challenge, the judge shall be required by the Judge to submit the minutes referred to in paragraph 1 to the Office of the Court. At the same time, the judge shall indicate when the case will be referred to the Court. If the determination of paternity has not yet been submitted, the child's administrator shall, without delay, take care of the paternity as provided for in Chapter 2 and Article 43.
At the same time, when giving rise to the challenge of paternity, the Judge shall take up the challenge of having the right of access to the minutes of the Court of Justice in the Office of the Court of Justice and upon request. Receive a copy of it.
In the case of confirmation of paternity, the competent court shall: In Chapter 10 of the Court of Justice . (13/03/00)
The court or tribunal may refer the matter to the Court referred to in the second subparagraph, if it is appropriate for the purposes of ascertaining the case or, otherwise, for a specific reason.
Where the matter of paternity confirmation is pending before the court referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2, the paternity issue may not be examined by another court.
When an action for paternity is brought against more than one man, the applicant may withdraw the application for a man if he does not object to the withdrawal of the action and the Court of Justice, after hearing the other defendants, agrees.
Where an action for a strengthening of paternity is brought against a number of men, the Court may, before the final decision on paternity leave, dismiss the application for one or more of the men, if, on the basis of a paternity test, the Proof that the defendant cannot be the father of the child. (3 JUNE 2005/3)
The decision referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be subject to appeal.
The court or tribunal shall, on its own initiative, provide for the supply of all the information it considers necessary for the purpose of resolving the case. To that end, the Court of Justice may also require the child's administrator to supplement the minutes of the inquiry.
The parties or their representatives shall not be consulted on the basis of the truth insurance.
The judgment of the subcourt in which the paternity has been confirmed comes from a point of law in the case of paternity, from the date on which the time limit laid down for the notification of the bet expired, if the judgment was not drawn up as regards the confirmation of paternity.
Where the claimant or the defendant notifies the judgment of the Court of First Instance in which the paternity has been confirmed, the interested party shall inquire whether a change in the judgment is also applied in respect of paternity.
In the case of paternity confirmation, the parties themselves bear the costs of the proceedings themselves.
However, a party may be ordered to pay the costs of the other party if there are very serious reasons for this, and reimbursement of costs may be regarded as reasonable in relation to the economic circumstances of the parties.
Paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the representative of the party concerned and to the person who has served as counsel for the party concerned in the proceedings.
If the claimant or the defendant seeks a change in the judgment on paternity, the question of paternity of all parties concerned shall be considered by the Court of Appeal as a whole.
Where it is appropriate to assume that a man who is not a party may come to the question as a father of the child, a man shall be given an opportunity to be heard. If the examination of the paternity of a man is considered appropriate in relation to Article 26 (3), the Court of Appeal shall, in its entirety, refer the case back to the court of law and, at the same time, order the person to be challenging the defendant.
Where an application for an appeal or an application for authorisation is not immediately inadmissible or rejected or referred back to the Court of Justice, or the hearing in the Court of Appeal of the Court of Appeal, the Court of Appeal shall require the court of appeal of the defendant and all In the case of court or court proceedings in respect of which the application has not been withdrawn with the consent of the court or rejected pursuant to Article 29, the answer Article 24 of Chapter 30 of the Court of Justice (1) as provided for in paragraph 1. At the same time, the Court of Appeal must declare that the question of paternity is being examined in its entirety for all interested parties. (16,1980/351)
However, the reply referred to in paragraph 3 shall not be required for the defendant if it is to be regarded as manifestly unfounded. The Court of Appeal may lodge an answer without reservation or a hearing if the notification cannot be communicated to the person concerned.
As a result of the action, the court or tribunal shall confirm that the husband is not the father of the child referred to in Article 2, if it is established that the mother has had sexual intercourse with another man or another man's sperm has been used for the conception of the mother, and Be considered as proof that the child was conceived at the time, or if, on the basis of the characteristics of the child's hereditary characteristics or other specific circumstance, it may otherwise be considered proof that he is not the father of the child.
If the child is conceived before marriage or separated by the spouses in isolation, the court shall confirm that the husband is not the father of the child, unless it is likely that the spouses have had sexual intercourse with each other. Or that a man's sperm have been used for the measure referred to in Article 3 (2) (2) during the period of the child's breeding.
However, contrary to paragraphs 1 and 2, paternity cannot be rebutted if the child was born as a result of the fertility treatment referred to in Article 3 (a) and the husband had given his consent to the administration of the fertility treatment.
The husband's paternity has been revoked when another man has recognised, as provided for in Article 15 (1), the recognition.
The claim for the abrogation of paternity can be brought by a husband, mother or child.
The husband and mother shall institute proceedings within two years of the birth of the child. (3 JUNE 2005/3)
If a husband or mother has had legal impediments or shows a very serious reason why the action has not been brought before, he may bring an action before the time limit laid down in paragraph 2.
A husband does not have the right to bring an action if, after having learned that another man had sexual intercourse with a mother or another man's sperm during the gestation of a mother during the gestation of the child, the child shall be written in writing after the birth of the child Explained the child to his own. (22/02/1238)
If a husband has died without losing his right to bring an action, the surviving spouse and any person who, in addition to the child or after the child, is the closest heir, the right to bring an action within one year of the death of the man or, if the There would still have been a longer period of time, within that time. If a man has not lived with a child permanently, the spouse or heir has not lost his power until one year after the date on which they are subject to the condition that he is the father of the child.
A trial for the abrogation of the paternity shall not be initiated if the child is dead, or when both the husband and the mother are dead.
The action must be raised against anyone who, in addition to the applicant, has the right to bring an action under Article 35 (1) and Article 36.
If, on the basis of the facts raised in the proceedings for the abrogation of paternity, it is reasonable to assume that a certain man who is not a party to the child is the father of the child, the court must give him an opportunity to be heard if the call can be To inform him.
In the case of the competent court for the abrogation of paternity In Chapter 10 of the Court of Justice .
In other cases, the proceedings for the abrogation of the paternity shall be valid, as provided for in Article 26 (5) and Article 30.
The application for the annulment of the recognised paternity can be raised by a man or a mother or a child. A man and a mother shall bring an action within two years from the date of recognition of paternity. (3 JUNE 2005/3)
The application for the annulment of the recognised paternity shall apply mutatis mutandis to the provisions of Article 34 (1) and (3), Article 35 (3) and (4) and Articles 36 to 41. (22/02/1238)
If, in the order provided for in Article 15, a man has recognised his/her character and the child has been 15 years of age, the child's administrator shall, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 (2), Article 8 (1) and Articles 9, 11, 13 and 14.
Before commencement of the settlement, the child's administrator shall provide the child with the opportunity to participate in the deliberations on the settlement of paternity, in accordance with Article 7.
The determination of paternity shall not be transmitted if the child, whose recognition is to be recognised in accordance with Article 16, has indicated its opposition to the confirmation of paternity.
If, in the case of paternity, a mother has deliberately given a false statement to the child monitor or, in the case referred to in Article 10, there is no legal reason for hiding something which would have been illuminated by her record, and a statement or concealment shall be Whereas the fact that paternity has been wrongly confirmed must be condemned, unless the law provides for a more severe punishment in the rest of the law, On the issue of a false declaration of paternity Fine.
The decision of the Registry on recognition of recognition shall not be subject to appeal.
Any issues relating to the establishment or abrogation of paternity shall be treated as a matter of urgency at all legal degrees. The same applies to the examination of cases concerning the recognition of paternity in the Register.
The law is directly determined by law according to Finnish law if:
(1) the mother of the child at the birth of the child is habitually resident in Finland; or
(2) The mother of a child does not have a place of residence in any country at the birth of a child and resides in Finland at that time or is here as an asylum seeker.
If, pursuant to paragraph 1, the Finnish law does not apply, the law shall be immediately determined by the law of the State which must be applied in the State where:
(1) the mother of the child at the birth of the child is habitually resident; or
(2) the mother of the child at the birth of the child resides or is an applicant for asylum if the mother has no place of residence in any country at that time.
However, if the child is at birth at birth, taking into account all relevant factors, a closer relationship with a State other than that which, under the law (1) or (2), should apply, is immediately determined by law. The law applicable in that State.
If, after the birth of a child, a paternity relationship has been established in accordance with the law applicable in a State other than the one referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3, and the child has a close connection with that State, the provision of paternity directly under the law shall apply from 1 to 3 By way of derogation from the law applicable in that State.
The Finnish authorities shall be competent in the case of paternity if:
1) the child has his habitual residence in Finland;
2) the child has no place of residence in any country, but resides in Finland or is here as an applicant for asylum;
(3) the defendant, or at least one of them, has his habitual residence in Finland before his death;
(4) the defendant does not have a place of residence in any State, but is staying or last before his death in Finland or is here as an asylum seeker; or
(5) a child or a man is a Finnish citizen or, most recently, a Finnish citizen and cannot be resolved in a foreign country where the child or husband has his habitual residence and there is a particular reason for the decision to be taken in Finland.
In the case of the detection and recognition of paternity, the Finnish authorities shall, in addition to the provisions of paragraph 1, be competent if a man wishes to recognise his/her character and:
(1) the husband has his habitual residence in Finland; or
2) a man does not have a place of residence in any country, but he resides in Finland or is here as an asylum seeker.
If there is a case pending before a foreign authority and it is clear that the decision to be taken in this case is recognised in Finland, the Finnish authority shall suspend the proceedings of the same, pending proceedings, until such time as it has been clarified, Whether a decision has been issued in a foreign country.
However, the Finnish authority may not suspend the proceedings or continue to work on the suspension of the case if it is shown that it would otherwise be unduly delayed.
In the case of paternity, Finnish law shall apply, subject to Article 47.
A decision issued in a foreign country which is in force in that State is recognised in Finland without any further confirmation.
However, a decision issued in a foreign country shall not be recognised if:
(1) the authority of the foreign authority which issued the decision was not based on any of the parties' residence or residence, nationality or any other party which, in the light of which the Authority would have had a legitimate reason to take the matter; To be dealt with;
(2) the decision has been taken against the remains, and the application for challenge or equivalent documents has not been communicated to the person who has been put off so well in time and in such a way that he could have been prepared to respond;
(3) the decision is incompatible with the decision on paternity of Finland which has been brought before a trial which led to a decision rendered abroad;
(4) the decision is incompatible with a decision on paternity previously granted in a foreign country recognised in Finland; or
(5) the decision is contrary to the principles of the Finnish legal order.
The decision, referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, shall take the decision of the Court of Justice and of the other authority, as well as the establishment or registration of a legal act, where the relationship between the child and the husband is considered to be a paternity or Shall be deemed to have ceased to exist in the State in which the registration or other measure has been carried out.
The Court of Appeal of Helsinki may, on application, confirm whether a decision on paternity in Finland is recognised in Finland.
In this case, the court of appeal must reserve the right to a child, a father, a mother or another person to be heard if a hearing is necessary in order to clarify the case and the whereabouts of the hearing is unimpedable.
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply only if the law on the recognition of Nordic paternity solutions (2004) -subject.
The provision of a foreign law must be disregarded if its application would result in a result contrary to the grounds of the Finnish legal order.
This Act shall enter into force on 1 July 1980.
This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1984.
HE 224/82, lvhms. 11/82, svk.Met. 272/82
This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.
THEY 6/1997 , 117/1997 , LaVM 3/1998, SuVM 2/1998, EV 60/1998
This Act shall enter into force on 1 March 2003.
Upon the entry into force of this Act, the provisions in force at the time of entry into force of this Act shall apply.
THEY 79/2002 , LaVM 17/2002, EV 126/2002
This Act shall enter into force on 1 October 2005.
If the child was born before the law came into force and the period laid down for the lifting of the paternity has not expired before the law enters into force, the right of the husband and mother to lodge an action for annulment of the law shall be governed by the law In accordance with Article 35 (2) in force. However, the action for the annulment of the paternity shall not be brought any further after two years of the entry into force of the law.
If, prior to the entry into force of the law, paternity has been recognised before the date of application of the law, the period laid down for lifting the action has not expired before the law enters into force, the right of the man and mother to repeal the paternity Shall be determined on the date of entry into force of the law in accordance with Article 42 (1). However, the action for the annulment of the paternity shall not be brought any further after two years of the entry into force of the law.
THEY 56/2004 , LaVM 1/2005, EV
This Act shall enter into force on 1 March 2007.
Before the law enters into force, measures may be taken to implement the law.
THEY 229/2005 , HVM 16/2006, EV 118/2006
This Act shall enter into force on 1 September 2007 and shall apply to children born after the entry into force of the paternity law.
THEY 3/2006 , SuVM 1/2006, LaVM 12/2006, EV 122/2006
This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2008.
Before the entry into force of this Act, measures may be taken to implement it.
THEY 56/2007 , HaVM 5/2007, EV 51/2007
This Act shall enter into force on 1 September 2009.
The provisions in force before the entry into force of the Act prior to the entry into force of the Act shall apply.
THEY 70/2008 , LaVM 16/2008, EV 5/2009
This Act shall enter into force on 1 February 2010.
This law shall apply even though the child was born before the entry into force of this law.
This law is without prejudice to the international competence of the Finnish authorities in cases where the child was born before the entry into force of this Act.
THEY 104/2009 , LaVM 14/2009, EV 165/2009
