Paternity Investigation
A child’s paternity can be acknowledged at a maternity clinic or investigated by a Child Supervisor.
Unmarried parents can have their child’s paternity acknowledged at their maternity clinic prior to the child’s birth. Acknowledgement of paternity takes place towards the end of pregnancy (weeks 30–32).
If paternity is not acknowledged during pregnancy or if the acknowledgement is revoked or contested, the Child Supervisor launches a paternity investigation.
In accordance with the Finnish Paternity Act, the Child Supervisor may also investigate paternity when the child has been born during a marriage if the spouses request a paternity investigation before six months have elapsed from the birth of the child. This investigation encompasses a forensic genetic paternity test.
When paternity is confirmed, a legally valid family relationship is formed between the child and the man who acknowledged paternity as well as between the child and the man’s relatives. If paternity cannot be established through acknowledgement, it can be confirmed by a court decision. In accordance with the establishment of paternity, the child has the right to receive maintenance and also inheritance from his father and paternal relatives. After the confirmation of paternity, the child receives the right to meet his or her father and, moreover, he or she may receive the father’s last name.
Description of the Service
If paternity is not confirmed during the pregnancy at a maternity clinic, you can contact the Child Supervisor in order to acknowledge paternity or request a paternity investigation.
Contact Information
Contact the Child Supervisor during office hours to receive guidance or book an appointment.
Contact the Child Supervisor and book an appointment to discuss child maintenance.
Address: Malmska social- och hälsocentral
Kållbyvägen 7/Bottenviksvägen 1, entrance H, 1st floor
Pb 111, 68601 Jakobstad
Child protection officer
tel. 040 805 1682, phone time Fridays 10-11
Child protection officer
tel. 040 805 1837, phone time Mondays 10-11
Social worker in-charge (adoptions)
tel. 040 179 3927
Address: Vörågatan 46, 4th floor, Vasa
Phone time Mon–Tue at 9–10 AM, Wed–Thu 12:30–1:30 PM
Child protection officer A–Ö tel. 040 660 3784
Social worker assessment of circumstances, adoptions tel. 040 571 2430
Social worker assessment of circumstances tel. 040 483 9161
Social worker in-charge adoptions tel. 040 179 3927
Secretary Mon-Fri 9-15 tel. 040 486 1073
Address: Vörågatan 46, 4 våningen, Vasa
Phone time Mon–Tue at 9–10 AM, Wed–Thu 12:30–1:30 PM
Child protection officer
A–I by the surname of the youngest child tel. 040 660 3784
J–N by the surname of the youngest child tel. 040 483 6344
O–Ö by the surname of the youngest child tel. 040 567 9603
Social worker assessment of circumstances, adoptions tel. 040 571 2430
Social worker assessment of circumstances tel. 040 483 9161
Social worker in-charge adoptions tel. 040 179 3927
Secretary Mon-Fri 9-15 tel. 040 486 1073
Address: Malmgatan 5, 66100 Malax
Social worker, Child protection officer tel. 040 650 8104
Phone time Monday-Tuesday and Friday at 9.00-10:00 am and Thursday at 12.30–13.30.
Address: Närpesvägen 4, 64200 Närpes
Social instructor tel. 050 444 0764, phone time Wednesday-Thursday at 9.30-11.00
Social worker, Child protection officer tel. 040 650 8104 phone time Wednesdays