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Webinar on Insurance Coverage for Grantees

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Is the Finnish pension insurance system for grantees unclear to you? Are you a new grantee who does not yet have a MYEL insurance? Do you foresee upcoming changes in your grant work that may affect your insurance status?

If you have been awarded a Kone Foundation grant in Finland for more than 4 months and you are eligible for Finnish social security, you have a legal obligation to apply for pension insurance from The Farmers’ Social Insurance Institution MELA. The insurance provides you with broad coverage for your grant work.

Join our webinar on Monday, 9 February, at 1 p.m. to learn the basics of how the insurance works and what to do in changing situations such as working abroad.

MELA specialists will provide a presentation in English. After that there will be time for questions.

Topics to be covered in the webinar:

  • General information about the MYEL Insurance
  • How your insurance is determined
  • Changes to your grant work
  • Insurance when working abroad 
  • Insurance premiums
  • Applying for insurance 

The event will be recorded, and it will be available on Kone Foundation’s website afterwards.

The event will be held in English.

The Zoom link for the event will be sent to registered participants.

Please register for the event by 5 February.

A warm welcome!

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