Joint custody following parents' separation has become more prevalent in Finland over the past 20 years.
Today, nearly a third of divorced families opt for joint custody, with children alternating between living with both parents, according to the University of Turku.
Joint custody in Finland refers to an arrangement where a child spends roughly equal amounts of time with each parent. This, however, requires financial resources from both parents, which is why the setup is most common in financially stable families.
It is still much more common for children in divorced families to primarily live with one parent and visit the other, often every other weekend. In most cases, the child continues to live with the mother.
Finland's district courts handed down decisions on 15,377 divorces last year.