Occupational accident

The State Treasury compensates occupational accidents and diseases suffered by persons employed by the State.

The process for reporting occupational accidents will change on 15 February 2021. During the current transition period, it is very important that the accident contact person regularly reads the messages and notifications received in the shared email inbox, as we will send information about all future changes and training events that way.

As a representative of the accident contact person or employer, you have the duty to check and confirm the accident notification for the State Treasury without delay after you have been informed of the accident.

Follow these instructions

1. A notification will appear in the agency’s accident contact persons’ shared email inbox when an employee has filed in an accident notification
2. Open the link in the email
3. Select Employer’s confirmation
4. Use personal authentication – the authorisation has been granted to you personally.
5. Select to confirm the name of the agency and continue. In the Suomi.fi service, agencies are called companies.
6. Select the application to be confirmed from the application list. Click “Edit” to open the application details. Check the information reported by the injured person (the first four tabs) and edit it if necessary. You can also save an unfinished application. You can find the option at the bottom of each page. Next time, you can find the unfinished application by logging in to the front page of our service at asiointipalvelu.valtiokonttori.fi
7. Fill in the Employer’s confirmation tab (phone, email and any attachments)
8. Confirm or reject the notification

What should I do in the event of an occupational accident? (Guide)
Frequently asked questions (Q&A)

Processing compensation matters at the State Treasury

The State Treasury will notify the injured party without delay of the initiation of the proceedings in the matter and investigation will begin without delay, in no later than 7 weekdays. The State Treasury must issue a decision within 30 days after the necessary reports have been delivered.

Decision to the employer

The Workers’ Compensation Act restricts the employer’s right to obtain information on the health of the injured person and other confidential matters. The employer or other responsible organisation only receives the decision if loss of earnings is compensated for the period for which the employer has paid salary, or if the organisation has paid for treatment costs.

The employer will not receive any decisions that concern accidents that are compensated under the Remote Work Accidents Act. If the accident falls under the Remote Work Accidents Act, the employer must separately apply for the daily allowance from Kela, in accordance with the Health Insurance Act. The State Treasury will notify your agency’s shared email inbox when you need to apply for the daily allowance.

Accidents and occupational diseases

The procedure for government employees to report occupational accidents will change on 15 February 2021.

Immediately after the accident, submit a notification in the State Treasury’s e-service.

Filling in the form requires strong authentication (bank ID, mobile certificate or certificate card). Use Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, or IE11 to ensure that the service works properly.

You can supplement a pending occupational accident claim subsequently by using the additional information form.

When do I need an insurance certificate?

No insurance certificate is required for private clinics (e.g. Mehiläinen, Terveystalo, Aava, Pihlajalinna, etc.). You should mention that you are insured by the State Treasury already when making the appointment.
Public services require an insurance certificate to be able to correctly carry out invoicing.
You can find the insurance certificate here.

Until 15.2.2021, use the method below:

If you already have all of the information required for completing the notification, you can fill in the form without identification. Direct link to the online notification form:  Online notification form of accidents and occupational diseases (in Finnish) >

Link to the identification page: After identification, you can save the information you have already filled onto the form to wait for further information or archiving, or view any previous notifications you have filed.    Yes, I wish to be identified >

Insurance certificate of occupational accident >

Additional information

You can supplement a pending occupational accident claim subsequently by using the additional information form

Send requested additional information >

Based on the Workers’ Compensation Act (459/2015), accidents during remote work are only compensated when they occur in the course of work.

The new Act on the Compensation for Accidents Caused by Conditions in Government Employees’ Remote Work (1012/2022), which entered into force on 1 January 2023, is secondary and the basis for compensating accidents that occur during remote workdays when not carrying out work tasks. However, the coverage does not include extraneous tasks such as home or child care or other personal chores during remote workdays.