Parental leave calculator
For children born from 2 August 2022. Plan who takes which weeks, see your first working day back and roughly what barselsdagpenge (leave pay) you'll get.
Mother
Transfers & part-time leave
Father / co-mother
Transfers & part-time leave
Extra days my workplace gives off
Max leave pay 2026: 5.085 kr / week before tax
Source · last checked 2026-10-27
Your plan
Mother
28
weeks of leave · 4 before birth + 24 after
- Leave pay per month (before tax)
- 22.035 kr
- Calendar weeks away
- 28
Income breakdown
- Leave pay per full week
- 5.085 kr
- Total barselsdagpenge
- 142.380 kr
Father / co-mother
24
weeks of leave · 2 in the first 10 weeks + 22 later
- Leave pay per month (before tax)
- 22.035 kr
- Calendar weeks away
- 24
Income breakdown
- Leave pay per full week
- 5.085 kr
- Total barselsdagpenge
- 122.040 kr
Timeline (weeks from birth)
Mother
Father / co-mother
Birth
1 year
-456
Part-time
Key dates
- Mother's leave starts
- Sun, 18 Oct 2026
- Due / birth date
- Sun, 15 Nov 2026
- Partner's 2 weeks at birth must end by
- Sun, 24 Jan 2027
- Mother's first working day back
- Mon, 3 May 2027
- Partner's first working day back
- Mon, 4 Oct 2027
- Earmarked weeks must be used by (1st birthday)
- Sun, 14 Nov 2027
- Non-earmarked weeks can be postponed until (age 9)
- Thu, 15 Nov 2035
Good to know
Public holidays during leave
Mother
- Christmas Day — Fri, 25 Dec 2026
- New Year's Day — Fri, 1 Jan 2027
- Maundy Thursday — Thu, 25 Mar 2027
- Good Friday — Fri, 26 Mar 2027
- Easter Monday — Mon, 29 Mar 2027
Father / co-mother
- Ascension Day — Thu, 6 May 2027
- Whit Monday — Mon, 17 May 2027
Public holidays during leave do not add extra leave days — leave is counted in calendar weeks.
This is an estimate, not a decision. Your employer may top up your pay. Check your own case in Min barsel on borger.dk / Udbetaling Danmark.
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