Auckland Finnish Society has received ONE authentic 2016 baby box, and you have a chance to own it. This is a rare item donated by Kela and it's generally only available for expecting mothers in Finland. It's not sold anywhere in the world, unless sold on by mothers to be sold further on.

Kela is an independent social security institution supervised by the Finnish Parliament and the Finnish baby box is a government maternity benefit provided by Kela. The box has been available for all expecting mothers since 1949, but before that it was offered only for mothers with low income.

This is the perfect 'baby starter pack', and it would make one quintessential baby shower gift! The 2016 pack contains nearly 60 items:

9 bodysuits, 50–74cm 3 romper suits, 50–74cm 6 leggings, 50–74cm 1 stretchsuit, 62–68cm 1 wool-mix suit, 68–74cm 1 light quilted suit, 68–74cm 2 caps 2 pairs of socks 1 pair of mittens 1 pair of tights 4 gauze cloths 1 set of reusable nappies, trousers and 2 absorbing pads 1 bath towel 1 undersheet 1 duvet cover 1 blanket 1 sleeping bag / quilt 1 snowsuit / sleeping bag, 68-74cm 1 pair of insulated bootees 1 pair of insulated mittens talcum powder thermometer drooling bib feeding bib mattress mattress cover soft toy toothbrush hairbrush nail scissors bath thermometer nipple cream book “Kukkuluuruu” / “Kuckeliku” (in Finnish & Swedish) condoms sanitary towels bra pads the box (doubles as the baby's first bed for the first months).

Better photos and all product details here: http://www.kela.fi/web/en/maternitypackage-2016/-/blogs/box

Thanks to the generosity of NZ Post, it's free shipping to any NZ address!

The Finnish baby box has inspired similar ones all over the world, even in NZ ($750 but less products). Based on our research, the value of this box with similar quality NZ products would be ca. $800, on average.

The profit from this auction goes towards our society fundraising, (approved by Kela). Thank you for your support. Kiitos tuestasi!