The maternity pack will be a two -euro ball, but it is not yet possible to publish a photo of it

Petteri Orpo (co) The ball promised by the government will be available in the maternity pack next year. Maternity packaging is becoming a plush ball called Kela from Kela to STT, imported by the Finnish Toyrock Group.

The selected ball is fabric and soft and has bright colors and animal and fruit images. The ball is about 10 centimeters in diameter.

It does not contain anything special, such as sound -producing, but it is a very ordinary plush ball.

The ball is manufactured under the license of the US toy manufacturer Fisher-Price in China. The price of one ball is about two euros.

The STT did not get a picture of the ball, as Kela wants to publish the contents of the 2026 pack of 2026 until next year.

In the past, it has been speculated whether, for example, a ball of a particular sport will become a maternity pack. So this is not the case, but the packaging will be a suitable ball for the baby.

Small The baby has enough to watch in the ball, says Marketing and Communications Coordinator Heidi Virrasoja-Pram From Toyrock to STT. The ball can also be used to practice sticking with the fabric surface.

« The greatness of the ball is that it is a really long-lasting toy, » Virrasoja-Prami praises.

« Once you have become familiar with it, you can throw, roll or play with your siblings. And when the ball leaves the baby, at a certain point it also attracts you to move after it. »

He says the ball is a classic classic toy and considers it a good choice for a maternity pack.

Ball Won the tendering organized by Kela. According to a document received by STT, Kela estimates that the product is of very high quality and has clear interesting patterns and well -executed seam structures.

Other balls that participated in the tendering would also be made in China. Three of the five ball models offered was Toyrock.

Virrasoja-Prami says that the company is happy and proud of the victory, as maternity packaging is an iconic Finnish phenomenon. The order volume is not particularly large for the company, but the packaging is rather symbolic value. There is a tight screen and accurate criteria for access to the packaging, says Virrasoja-Prami.

« It’s a matter of honor in a way. »

Toyrock Group is a Finnish company founded in 2014 that imports and wholesale toys, balloons and party supplies. The company also has retail business.

Coil is buying balls for about 30,000 maternity packs.

It reported earlierthat the acquisition of products is emphasized that the price weight is 20 % and the quality of 80 %. The quality criteria assess the product’s functionality, quality of material and implementation, innovation and modifiability, and the use of organic cotton.

Kela hoped to get a ball in the package that supports the interaction between the baby and the parent and inspired them to move.

The inclusion of the ball in the maternity pack was recorded government program Finland for the Moving program in 2023.

« Supporting the promotion of families’ physical activity. The ball is included in the maternity pack and adding family sports counseling to the clinics, » the record heard.

The aim of the program is to turn the movement into growth in each age group. Other recorded measures include, for example, encouraging municipalities to develop yards of kindergartens and schools into diverse local sports facilities and updating the walking and cycling promotion program.

Even before the government negotiations, at least the Coalition’s Environmental and Climate Minister Sari Multala and the President of the Christian Democrats, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah. They are both backgrounds of Olympic athletes.

Maternity pack The value is € 170, which the family can also choose as a monetary grant.

Last year, 62 % of all recipients and 86 % of the first -born selected the packaging.