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Original name: Tapaturmavakuutuslaki
Name: Employment Accident Insurance Act (608/1948).
Country: Finland
Subject(s): Employment accident and occupational disease benefit
Type of legislation: Law, Act
Adopted on: 1948-08-20
Entry into force:
Published on: Unofficial English translation, consolidated to 1996, provided by ISSA, 66 p. (PDF 163KB)
ISN: FIN-1948-L-66765
Link: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=66765&p_lang=en
Bibliography: Unofficial English translation, consolidated to 1996, provided by ISSA, 66 p. PDF 163KB PDF 163KB
Unofficial English translation Unofficial English translation Finlex, Finland PDF PDF (consulted on 2006-06-27)
Acts on-line in Finnish and Swedish Acts on-line in Finnish and Swedish FINLEX, Ministry of Justice, Finland PDF PDF (consulted on 2011-05-27)
Abstract/Citation: Comprehensive legislation on employment accidents insurance. Divided into 8 parts Part 1 (s. 1-13) contains general provision. Part 2 (s. 14-28a) regulates accident compensation. Part 3 (s. 29-38d) makes provision for insurance institutions and legal relationships between these and policy-holders. Part 4 (s. 39-52) deals with application for, determination and payment of accident compensation. Part 5 (s. 53-54a) regulates appeals. Part 6 (s. 55-56a) contains penal provisions, Part 7 (s. 57-57a) provisions regarding voluntary insurance, and Part 8 (s. 58-67) miscellaneous provisions.
Amending text(s):
  • 2013-12-13 (FIN-2013-L-98030)Act (986/2013) amending the Employment Accident Insurance Act (608/1948).
  • 2009-12-22 (FIN-2009-L-87880)Act (1639/2009) amending the Employment Accident Insurance Act (608/1948).
  • 2008-12-19 (FIN-2008-L-87464)Act (993/2008) amending the Employment Accident Insurance Act (608/1948).
  • 2007-03-30 (FIN-2007-L-75830)Act No. 388 of 2007 to amend section 53 of the Employment Accidents Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 2006-01-20 (FIN-2006-L-73022)Act (No. 48 of 2006) to amend s. 64d of the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 2005-12-29 (FIN-2005-L-73017)Act (No. 1234 of 2005) to amend the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 2004-12-30 (FIN-2004-L-69858)Act (No. 1358 of 2004) to amend the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 2004-06-24 (FIN-2004-L-67975)Act (No. 545 of 2004) to amend ss. 17 and 41d of the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 2002-08-23 (FIN-2002-L-62317)Act (No. 723 of 2002) to amend the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 2001-06-08 (FIN-2001-L-60665)Act (No. 483 of 2001) to amend the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 1999-12-30 (FIN-1999-L-55494)Act (No. 1329 of 1999) to amend the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 1998-12-23 (FIN-1998-L-52173)Act (No. 1132 of 1998) to amend sections 1a and 57 of the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 1995-03-17 (FIN-1995-L-43625)Act (No. 374 of 1995) to amend section 2 of the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 1989-12-29 (FIN-1989-L-30930)Act (No. 1306 of 1989) to amend the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 1988-11-11 (FIN-1988-L-30983)Act (No. 945 of 1988) to amend the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 1988-01-22 (FIN-1988-L-6617)Act (No. 39 of 1988) to amend the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 1987-02-20 (FIN-1987-L-4033)Act to amend the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 1971-12-23 (FIN-1971-L-16983)Act to amend the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 1968-12-20 (FIN-1968-L-18255)Act to amend the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
Implementing text(s):
  • 1976-06-03 (FIN-1976-L-14161)Ordinance to amend the Ordinance (No. 697 of 1968) respecting the insurance provided for in the third para. of s. 57 of the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 1968-12-20 (FIN-1968-L-18256)Ordinance respecting the insurance provided for in s. 57 (3) of the Employment Accident Insurance Act (No. 608 of 1948).
  • 1948-12-03 (FIN-1948-R-74945)Ordinance No. 850 of 1948 to implement the Employment Accidents Act (No. 608 of 1948).
Related text(s):
  • 2011-06-17 (FIN-2011-L-90578)Act (746/2011) on the Reception of Persons Seeking International Protection.
  • 2010-05-14 (FIN-2010-L-89240)Act (352/2010) on the application of EU legislation on the Coordination of Social Security Systems.

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