Insurance for recipients of grants or scholarships

As of the beginning of 2009, statutory pension and occupational accident insurance became mandatory in Finland for recipients of grants or scholarships. The institution responsible for handling this insurance cover is the Farmers' Social Insurance Institution Mela.

The responsibility of recipients of grants or scholarships to arrange for their own insurance has been taken into account in the grants awarded by the Academy of Finland (researcher training and research abroad, funding for researcher mobility, and grants to foreign researchers working in Finland).

Recipients are themselves responsible for arranging insurance cover by contacting Mela. Insurance cover is also available to foreign recipients of grants or scholarships in Finland, subject to specific conditions.

Further information is available on the Mela website, www.mela.fi, or by telephone +358 (0)20 630 0500.