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Hannes Snellman (Finland)
ETELÄESPLANADI 20
PO BOX 333
00130/00131 HELSINKI
Finland
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Position

Specialist Partner

Career

Piia Ahonen joined Hannes Snellman in January 2019. She heads our VAT and other indirect tax matters and client accounts in the fields of tax consultancy and tax controversy.

Piia has over 16 years of  experience in Finnish and international indirect taxation. Previously, Piia worked for EY, and she has advised both Finnish and international clients in the automotive, real estate, and energy sectors, as well as the manufacturing and retail sectors. She also has experience in assisting non-profit organisations in VAT-related matters.

Piia is a well-known and popular lecturer in VAT topics relating to global trade, real estate, and general day-to-day VAT issues. In addition, she has published several articles on value added taxation.

From 2013 to 2019, Piia was a member of the Committee of Law and Tax of the Tampere Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Lawyer Rankings

Finland > Tax

(Hall of Fame)

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Hannes Snellman (Finland) represents clients in high-profile tax disputes and provides tax advice on public and private M&A deals, capital markets transactions, incentive schemes, private equity and venture capital work, and other types of investment funds. The team has particular expertise in indirect taxation, private wealth tax, and transfer pricing issues. Heikki Vesikansa heads up the tax practice and advises on transactional tax structuring and tax planning work as well as tax litigation. Piia Ahonen leads the firm’s VAT and other indirect tax practice; she is a renowned expert in indirect taxation and advises Finnish and international clients in the automotive, real estate, retail and energy sectors.