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S t a t e Regu l a t i on s and I n s u r an ce s
Travel Insurances
The employee is insured in the event of an
accident during work travel, provided that a travel
plan has been drawn up. In certain instances, such
as posting abroad, which means the work journey
extends over 3 months, additional insurance may
be required. Please contact
for more
information.
Insurance information for scholarship holders
Pension and accident insurance (obligatory)
Scholarship holders are insured in LPA as of
1.1.2009. A precondition is that the scholarship
work continues for at least four months and that
the scholarship amount is at least 1,238.43 euros,
which is equivalent to 3,715.29 euros (in 2014)
when converted into annual earnings.
The scholarship holders contract the insurance
themselves, but the payer of the scholarship is
obliged to inform LPA about the scholarship.
Scholarship holders are to apply for this
obligatory insurance within three months after
commencing the scholarship work. The insurance
covers work pension and accidents.
For more information, please visit
.
Pension Insurance for Scholarship Holders
(voluntary)
ÅA has contracted pension insurance for
Scholarship Holders with the company Aktia
Livförsäkring. The insurance applies to scholarship
receivers of at least five months and who are
given a letter of authority to join the insurance
policy.
Accident Insurance
Scholarship holders enrolled at ÅA are insured in
the event of an accident in the same way as other
students are. The insurance covers accidents
in laboratory or field work or in other practical
learning activity caused by circumstances
characteristic of the teaching form in question.
3.4 Legal Advice
If you are a victim of a legal offence you should
contact a person or an institution close to you, for
example the Student's Lawyer, one of the offices
mentioned below, or the Police Station where
you can find information about reporting a crime.
In acute situations, call the national emergency
number 112.
Students' Lawyer
Students can get legal advice free of charge
from the student lawyer of the student unions
in Åbo. The lawyer is available during the
academic year. Visit or call for consultation during
consultation hours only, Tue 18.00-19.00, Student
Union of the University of Turku (TYY), Yo-talo,
Rektorsåkersgatan 4 A, phone: +358 (0) 2 276
9614. Students in Vasa can call the lawyer during
consultation hours.
Stadga Student Legal Advising
Stadga is a student association run by law
students at Åbo Akademi University. They offer
legal advice the first Tuesday of the month, at
Luckan
, Auragatan 1, Åbo, from 16.00 to 18.00.
Right of inheritance, work contracts and housing
contracts is their main area of expertise, but
potentially they can assist you with any matter
related to the Finnish law. The service is free of
charge for members of ÅAS.
The Finnish Ministry of Justice
On the webpage of the Ministry of Justice (
you can find general information about the
legal system in Finland.
State Legal Advice
You can get legal advice from any of the
municipalities if you are of Finnish nationality, you
are residing in Finland or the case is processed in
Finland.
In Åbo this can be obtained from:
Varsinais-Suomen Oikeusaputoimisto/
Egentliga Finlands rättshjälpsbyrå
Humlegårdsgatan 1, 4th floor
20100 Åbo
Phone: +358 (0) 29 566 0420 (switchboard)
Fax: +358 (0) 29 566 0439
e-mail:
Open Mon-Fri 8.00-16.15
In Vasa this can be obtained from:
Keski-Pohjanmaan ja Pohjanmaan/
Mellersta Österbottens och Österbottens
rättshjälpsbyrå
