Home World News No big deal for Finns as defense chief takes paternity leave World News No big deal for Finns as defense chief takes paternity leave By Astreamers - December 19, 2022 23 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp HELSINKI (AP) — Amid the biggest regional security crisis in decades, as Finland waits to join NATO, the defense minister has chosen to claim nearly two months of parental leave from his job. And Finns aren’t batting an eyelid.