‘The team is very experienced with full knowledge of the matters under their responsibility. They think out of the box and are a real pleasure to work with.’

‘Einari Karhu is a fantastic professional, capable in dealing with very sophisticated cross-border transactions.’

‘Good tax litigation skills, excellent availability, great communication skills to a big group of clients.’

‘Great service, responsive lawyers, good all round team with strength in depth.’

‘Piia Ahonen is very experienced and theoretically strong in VAT matters.’

‘Heikki Vesikansa is very good and pleasant to work with.’

‘I like how broad the spectrum of areas covered by this team is. It ranges from customs to the finer points of taxation of individuals. The team is very quick to respond and very clear in its communication.’

‘Heikki Vesikansa is charismatic and very thorough in his advice while keeping the “big picture” in sight.’

‘Best tax advice in Finland.’

‘Ossi Haapaniemi stands out with exceptional expertise and knowledge about tax law.’

‘The cooperation with Roschier was seamless and very well organised. We had a huge capital market transaction and we needed the best team in Finland with broad international experience. Roschier acted as our adviser in a very critical role and in many ways enabling the transaction and managing the related risks. We highly appreciate also being able to spar on strategic topics. Tax advice covered also transaction structuring.‘

‘Highly experienced partner Mika Ohtonen was the main tax lawyer on the transaction executed. Mika’s vast experience together with his strategic view was and continues to be an asset for our company.’

‘We do lot of real estate transactions and often tax issues come up. Castrén & Snellman has always been very proactive in this matter.’

‘Castrén & Snellman know our practise and whole company structure very well and they can in that way give us very high support.’

‘The practice has always provided first class legal and tax advice on complex structures and proved highly competent, agile, dedicated and reliable.‘

‘Mikko Alakare has been the partner in charge since we started working with Castrén & Snellman’s Tax practice. Mikko is highly dedicated and diligent in his work and demonstrates excellent knowledge of international investment structures and inbound investments in Finland. He is highly experienced especially with view to German investors and has always been our first choice for joint structuring advice. Mikko will always make himself available to discuss his clients’ enquiries, be it fruitful in-depth discussions with partner advisors or more basic explanations on the Finnish tax system and its specific requirements. We trust in Mikko’s expertise and would always recommend him personally to clients wishing to conduct business in Finland.’

‘The team is very swift, available and professional.’

‘Very pragmatic and efficient tax advice.’

‘Niklas Thibblin is easy to work with and has a very extensive network and experience.’

‘The team circling around Niklas Thibblin forms a coherent whole capable of working together in a highly analytical way focusing on the essence of the matter at hand.’

‘Niklas Thibblin is a highly intelligent lawyer thinking outside, but not too far outside the box!‘

‘Very skilful and service minded.’

‘Niklas Thibblin stands out with his vast knowledge in and commercial approach to cross-border projects.’

‘We have worked extensively with Ville Alahuhta. He has been exceptionally responsive without sacrificing the superior quality of his work even with large and complex projects.’

‘Ville Alahuhta from Bird & Bird’s tax team is an exceptionally reliable adviser with whom I find it easy to deal with. He knows well both the applicable legal requirements and the practice in our field of business.’

‘Ville Alahuhta understands our company’s needs well and can focus on the essential questions. He does not make things overly complicated but can find the relevant details if necessary. Ville helps identifying the topics which are most important to us which adds much value to the actual legal advice.’

‘In-depth knowledge for complex matter; high professional standards; diverse team.’

‘I have been very happy with Samu Lassila and his team. As a tax director for a publicly listed corporation I need every now and then some in-depth support in more complex or non-ordinary tax matters, and could trust that where needed, Samu with is personal global network and his team is able to assist.’

‘I want to especially acknowledge the work of Antti Lehtimaja, who has been instrumental in supporting with the registration of a new branch office of ours in Finland, successfully managing a tax dispute that arose in the first year of operations.’

‘Krogerus’ tax team is proactive and they have wide range of experience they utilise in daily work. This makes them efficient and they provide value to their clients and counterparts.’

‘Very responsive. Technically and commercially astute advice in relation to real estate and infrastructure.’

‘Antti Lehtimaja has a solution-oriented, pragmatic approach to complex tax matters.’