Reija Klemetti, a research manager at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), told YLE last week that the gender gap in wishes to have children may be attributable to women having to think more about how having children could affect their ability to complete advance their studies and careers.
For 75 years, Finland's expectant mothers have been given a box of baby clothes and bedding by the state. Some say it helped Finland achieve one of the world's lowest infant mortality rates.