Member insurances

Membership of the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland includes a comprehensive insurance package that covers you during work and leisure time. The insurance is provided by Turva Mutual Insurance Company. 

As a member of the Union, you are insured as of 1 January 2022 with the following insurances:  

Non-occupational traveler’s, luggage, travel liability, and legal expenses travel insurance 

  • Valid during leisure-time domestic and foreign travel 
  • The insurance also covers any children and grandchildren under the age of 20 who are travelling with you 
  • The traveler’s insurance provides compensation, without limitation, for expenses accrued in the event of a sudden illness or accident during travel. The insurance also covers any expenses resulting from the cancellation or disruption of the trip, as well as a missed departure. 
  • The luggage insurance covers luggage damage up to €1,134, with a deductible of €150. 
  • The insurances are valid until the end of the year in which you turn 90. 

For more information about the content of member insurances, visit the Turva’s insurance website tailored for the members.

Non-occupational accident insurance 

The accident insurance includes compensation for the treatment expenses of leisure-time accidents up to €10,391, with a deductible of €84. The insurance also covers compensation for accidental permanent disability and death. 

The insurances are valid until the end of the year in which you turn 90. 

Professional liability insurance 

The insured covers individual members of the Union and member associations and their affiliates in matters related to the insured person’s own employment or service. The insurance also covers the members of the Union who work as independent entrepreneurs and receive commissions either on a full-time or part-time basis alone without employees. Student members are insured when their work supports their studies. 

  • The insurance covers personal and material damage that members have caused in their work and for which the insured are liable under current legislation. 
  • The insurance is valid in the Nordic countries, for students in Europe. 
  • The sum insured per insured event is €100,000, with a deductible of €100. 
Organization insurance 

Valid whenever participating in the Union’s organizational tasks or events, such as meetings, seminars, or training days. 

  • The insurance includes traveler’s, luggage, travel liability, and legal expenses travel insurance.  

For more information about the content of these insurances, visit the Turva’s insurance website tailored for the members.

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Insurance certificates 

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You can access your travel insurance card and more information on the Union’s insurances in Turva’s mobile app TaskuTurva. The app also provides you with convenient information on reliable doctors when you’re travelling abroad. 

You can download the app on Turva’s website.

You can order a separate travel insurance certificate or visa certificate from Turva (in Finnish). 
You can also request the said certificates through Turva’s customer service by calling +358 (0) 1019 5110 or visiting Turva’s office. You can find the contact details on Turva’s website (in Finnish). 

A valid membership card will also act as your travel insurance certificate. If you do not yet have the mobile application of the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland and an mobile membership card, check them out and download the Union’s mobile app, ILRY Mobiili

Turva’s customer service: 

Tel: +358 1019 5110