Under a new law, a parent couple will be able to transfer up to 45 days of their parental leave to a grandparent (for a single parent it’s 90 days).

Sweden has a long history of pioneering family policies. It was the first country to introduce paid parental leave for fathers in 1974. It's also famously generous with its allowance, with both parents together getting 480 days' leave per child: 390 paid at full salary and 90 paid at £13 per day.