Traffic Accident and Patient Injury Board in brief

We are an independent and autonomous body processing traffic accident and patient injury matters. We issue recommended decisions in compensation matters governed by the Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Act and the Patient Insurance Act, as well as rehabilitation matters in connection with traffic accidents and patient injuries. Our aim is to harmonise compensation practices and improve public access to information regarding compensation practices in traffic accident and patient injury cases. The Board may also issue general recommendations on the application of these laws.

Our operations are based on the Act on the Traffic Accident and Patient Injury Board (959/2019). The Board members are appointed by the Government.

Recommended decisions may be requested from the Board by a party in a compensation matter, such as an injured party or an insurance institution. The Board may also issue statements to courts of law.

The Board has two departments, one for traffic accidents and one for patient injury matters. Both departments have three sections. Matters are processed by the legally trained referees.  

The decisions issued by the Board are recommendations and therefore not legally binding for the parties involved. However, in nearly all cases, insurance institutions apply the recommendations of the Board.