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Short, direct answers about costs, eligibility, the law in Ukraine and Georgia, and coming home to the Nordic countries.
Andrii KhodonovychMessage Andrii on WhatsApp ↗01How much does surrogacy cost with Freya?
In Ukraine the three packages cost €45,000 (Own embryos), €55,000 (Own oocytes) and €69,000 (Guarantee). In Georgia they cost €47,000, €57,000 and €71,000. Each price is paid in eight instalments.
02How are the payments divided?
There are eight payments: a first payment (the package price minus €38,000), six payments of €3,000 and a final payment of €20,000. The milestones are set out in your contract.
03What does an additional embryo transfer cost?
Own embryos includes one embryo transfer and Own oocytes includes two. Each additional transfer costs €2,500. The Guarantee package includes embryo transfers without a numerical limit.
04Does the Guarantee package guarantee a baby?
Guarantee is the name of the package with unlimited embryo transfers. Its exact terms, exclusions and duration are set out in the contract, and no website can promise an individual medical outcome.
05Who can do surrogacy in Ukraine?
A married man and woman with a medical indication for surrogacy, where at least one spouse is genetically related to the child (Family Code of Ukraine, Article 123).
06Can unmarried couples do surrogacy?
Yes, in Georgia. Georgian rules accept a man and a woman who are married or have lived together for at least one documented year. Ukraine requires marriage.
07Is surrogacy available to single people or same-sex couples?
No. Surrogacy law in both Ukraine and Georgia provides for heterosexual couples, so Freya’s programs are not available to single people or same-sex couples.
08Whose names are on the birth certificate?
In both Ukraine and Georgia, the intended parents are registered as the child’s parents. The surrogate is not recorded as the mother, and no court case or adoption is needed in the birth country.
09Will our child get Ukrainian or Georgian citizenship?
As a rule, no: a child whose parents are not citizens of Ukraine or Georgia does not acquire that citizenship. Citizenship and passport come through your own country, usually through the father’s established paternity.
10How long does a surrogacy program take?
In our experience usually about 12–20 months in Ukraine and 14–20 months in Georgia from contract to coming home. Additional embryo transfers and your home country’s procedures after the birth affect the timeline.
11Is surrogacy legal in the Nordic countries?
Surrogacy is not available as treatment in Sweden, Norway, Finland or Iceland, and Denmark allows only unpaid domestic arrangements. Couples from these countries use programs abroad; the key question is how parenthood is recognised at home.
12What changed in Denmark in 2025?
Since 1 January 2025, Familieretshuset can decide parenthood after surrogacy abroad if at least one intended parent is genetically related to the child and the surrogate confirms the transfer in a notarial declaration.
13Who is the legal mother in Sweden, Norway and Finland?
In all three countries the woman who gives birth is the legal mother. The father’s paternity is established first, and the intended mother becomes a parent through adoption.
14How do we travel to Lviv?
Fly to Rzeszów in south-east Poland. Freya covers the car transfer from Rzeszów to Lviv, about 170 km via the Korczowa–Krakovets border crossing.
15Are there direct flights to Tbilisi?
Depending on the season and airline, a connection may be needed. Our maps show destinations, not a direct-flight schedule; we help you plan the route.
16In which language do you work?
Consultations and documents for Nordic couples are in English. Our team also works in Ukrainian, and Olga Danchenko works in English and German.
Sources
- Family Code of Ukraine, art. 123 (zakon.rada.gov.ua)
- Law of Georgia on Health Care, art. 143 (matsne.gov.ge)
- Bekendtgørelse nr. 1757 af 30.12.2024 om Familieretshusets behandling af sager om forældreskab ved surrogataftaler
- Ulkoministeriö / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland: Surrogacy abroad
- Sveriges ambassad i Kiev: Barn födda genom surrogatarrangemang i Ukraina
- Skatteetaten: Barn født av surrogatmor i utlandet – registrering i Folkeregisteret (rundskriv 4/2010)
Checked 14 November 2026. Laws and procedures change; confirm current requirements with a qualified lawyer in your country before you sign a contract.