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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
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. You can turn to the legal counsellor in
matters if inheritance, housing (e.g. tenancy
agreements), taxation, employment etc. Please
notice that writing or making contracts don’t
belong to the counsellor’s work description, but
they can give you useful legal advice. The lawyer
is available during the academic year. Visit or
call for consultation during consultation hours
only, every tuesday between 18 and 19. Address:
Student Union of the University of Turku (TYY),
Yo-talo, Rektorsåkersgatan 4 A (ground floor),
phone: +358 (0) 45 843 3428. 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)
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
Vasaesplanaden 20 B, 5th floor
65100 Vasa
Phone: +358 (0)29 566 1240 (switchboard)
e-mail: .
Open Mon-Fri 8.00-16.15