Like Australia, Finland has an ageing population. The author reports on a 1989 study of intergenerational expectations between elderly parents and their adult sons and daughters in Finland. The study looked at three general questions: What do the generations perceive as the most important intergenerational exchange? What motivates the exchanges? Does perception of exchange vary by gender or by generation? The study found that intergenerational relationships in Finland are similar to those found through research in other industrialised countries. Family members exchanged much support and many services across the generations, and were perceived to be the appropriate caregivers for the frail elderly. The qualitative results showed a clear difference between the roles of men and women in intergenerational interaction.