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Helsinki, Finland+11 other locations
- Rovaniemi, Finland
- Lappeenranta, Finland
- Oulu, Finland
- Jyväskylä, Finland
- Turku, Finland
- Tampere, Finland
- Vaasa, Finland
- Lahti, Finland
- Seinäjoki, Finland
- Kuopio, Finland
- Pori, Finland
KPMG Law in Finland > Pori, Finland > Firm Profile
KPMG Law in Finland Offices
KPMG Law in Finland
Gallen-Kallelankatu 8
Pori, 28100
Finland
Gallen-Kallelankatu 8
Pori, 28100
Finland
Visit website +358 20 760 3000
KPMG Law in Finland > The Legal 500 Rankings
Finland > Banking and finance Tier 3
KPMG Law in Finland focuses on finance sector regulation and transactions, including advice regarding authorisation applications, compliance outsourcings, sustainable finance work, financial regulations, and financial group reorganisations. Eeva Rakkolainen leads the team and has vast experience in advising financial sector clients including banks, insurance companies, and asset managers in Finland on regulatory transformation projects, sustainable finance regulation, financings, M&A, and corporate law. Jannica Boucht specialises in data protection issues and is well versed in sector-specific regulations applicable to the finance sector.Practice head(s):
Eeva Rakkolainen
Other key lawyers:
Siiri Luoma; Jannica Boucht
Testimonials
‘We have been pleased with the quality of the services provided to us on regulatory and compliance matters.’
‘The individuals in the team are all a pleasure to work with and have a high level of competence.’
‘KPMG has been able to deliver what has been agreed and even more. Very proactive attitude towards the needs of the business.’
‘Siiri Luoma has been performing professionally and with high integrity throughout our co-operation. A true team player.’
Key clients
Mandatum Group
Sampo Plc
OP Financial Group
Savings Banks Group
Aaland Mutual Insurance Company
Garantia Insurance Company Ltd
Taaleri Oyj, Taaleri Energia Funds, Taaleri Pääomarahastot Oy
Index Helsinki Osakeyhtiö
Grit Fund Management Company Ltd
Ethos Capital Oy
Gf Money Oy
Epassi Group Oy
Fennia life insurance company Ltd
Work highlights
- Assisted Länsi-Uudenmaan Säästöpankki with a change of a company form from a savings bank to a limited liability savings bank by way of a transfer of business to an established limited liability company, namely Länsi-Uudenmaan Säästöpankki Oy.
- Assisted Mandatum with its IPO readiness project.
- Providing outsourced legal compliance services to Taaleri Oyj and supporting the client on compliance matters.
Finland > Employment Tier 3
KPMG Law in Finland‘s full-service employment practice handles a variety of employment-related matters for private and public sector clients including company reorganisations, disputes, transactions and discrimination issues. Mika Honkanen leads the team and has vast experience in employment contracts, co-operation negotiations, lay-offs as well and collective and individual terminations of employment. Other key members of the team are Mira Isosomppi and Anu Vormisto.Practice head(s):
Mika Honkanen
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Power Finland Oy
Oy Vaasan Ammattikorkeakoulu – Vasa yrkeshögskola Ab
Telinekataja Oy
Work highlights
- Advised Power Finland Oy on various employment law matters.
- Assisted Oy Vaasan Ammattikorkeakoulu-Vasa Yrkeshögskola Ab with complex employment-related arrangements.
- Assisted Telinekataja Oy with complex employment-related arrangements.
Finland > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4
KPMG Law in Finland’s M&A and corporate team is headed up by Juha Koivula and Kai Soini. Koivula is experienced in M&A, real estate portfolio transactions and financings as well as company and contract law and is engaged by software and IT companies and clients in the energy sector, while Soini specialises in group reorganisations, M&A and real estate development projects, in particular corporate, contract and real estate mandates.Practice head(s):
Juha Koivula; Kai Soini
Testimonials
‘KPMG’s commercial team with legal affairs work well together. They have good knowledge about renewable markets to reach economically good and acceptable results.’
‘I think the services we have received from KPMG Law in Finland have been very good and the service is precise and they understand the customers needs.’
‘Kai Soini – legal work combined with economical aspects.’
Key clients
Cooperative Tradeka
Lumon Group
Finsilva Oyj
Dasos Capital
Tornator Oyj
Wärtsilä Plc
Fazer Group
Hartela Oy
Pohjola Rakennus Group
Novart Oy
Lujatalo Oy
Kojamo Oyj
Peab Oy
A-Lehdet Oy
EKE-Finance Oy
Wolt Enterprises Oy
Multitude SE
Cargotec Plc
Witted Megacorp Plc
Tamtron Plc
Svea Bank AB, Finnish branch
Y-Säätiö
Work highlights
- Supported Sampo Plc with its strategic initiative to separate life insurance and asset management subsidiary group Mandatum from Sampo Group by way of partial demerger and further to list Mandatum Plc’s shares in Nasdaq Helsinki.
- Acted as the legal adviser to the shareholders of Mezzoforte Oy, the company behind Huutokaupat.com, on the auction sale of the company to Vaaka Partners, a Finnish private equity investor.
- Advised Finsilva Plc on entering into cooperation with Eolus Finland regarding the development of a portfolio of five onshore wind power projects located in Central Finland, with a potential for more than 600MW in total.
Finland > Intellectual property Tier 4
KPMG Law in Finland assists with all issues related to IP and copyrights, including IP transfers and licensing issues. The team is led by Ilkka Vuorenmaa and advises on IP strategies, infringements and registrations as well as disputes, criminal matters and court cases. The group is particularly active in the health science, manufacturing, research and education, entertainment, sport and technology sectors.Practice head(s):
Ilkka Vuorenmaa
Testimonials
‘The team works efficiently. The company has a lot of excellent experts in various fields, which means that various questions and problems can be answered quickly and suggestions are made for operating models.’
‘We have received excellent assistance in the area of contract law and immaterial rights. In immaterial rights, they have considerably helped all the organisations similar to us. This helps us all and we are all very grateful.’
‘The team is able to think about the big picture and suggest useful solutions to the customer that are more than the customer has been able to ask for.’
‘The people combine friendliness, approachability and solid expertise.’
Key clients
Snellman Group and its companies
Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy/VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
X-WK Logistics Oy Ab
Radientum Oy
Unifund Jyväskylä Oy, University of Jyväskylä
Tampereen Aluetaksi Oy
Dolea Oy
Movax Oy
CSC-Tieteen tietotekniikan keskus Oy
Suomen Sydänliitto ry, Finlands Hjärtförbund rf
Edly Helsinki Oy
ME-Designs Oy (Visual Monkeys)
Fosto Oy
Molok Oy
Espoon seudun koulutuskuntayhtymä Omnia (Omnia, Espoo association of educational municipalities)
TAYS Sydänsairaala Oy
Pyynikin Brewing Oy
Vitunleija Oy
Iljan Isännöintikeskus Oy
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu Oy (Laurea university of applied sciences)
Comeback Center Oy
Work highlights
- Advising Snellman Group on ongoing IP issues,including the full management of the client’s trade mark portfolio.
- Advised VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. on legal matters related to IPR in R&D projects, such as licensing agreements and other commercial contracts, and patent portfolio transactions.
- Acted for ME-Designs Oy (Visual monkeys) in civil proceedings regarding alleged illegal activity involving trade marks and business names in the Market Court.
Finland > Real estate and construction Tier 4
Adept in the full range of real estate and construction matters, KPMG Law in Finland‘s real estate and construction department is jointly led by Kai Soini and Jaska Ikäheimonen. Both excel in corporate, real estate and construction mandates including developments, mergers and acquisitions, while Ikäheimonen has additional expertise in dispute resolution.Practice head(s):
Kai Soini; Jaska Ikäheimonen
Key clients
Finsilva Oyj
Dasos Capital
Tornator Oyj
Hiedanrannan Kehitys Oy
Novart Oy
Hartela Länsi-Suomi Oy
Bluet Oy Ltd
Peab Oy
Pohjola Rakennus Group PRG Oy
EKE-Finance Oy
EKE-Rakennus Oy
Lujatalo Oy
Kojamo Oyj
Hengitysliitto ry
Hangon Läntinen Laituri Oy
Lakea Oy
Wihanto Group Oy
Y-Säätiö
Aura Rakennus Oy
City of Turku
Turun Satama Oy
TVT Asunnot Oy
Blue Industry Park Oy
City of Imatra
Turun Osuuskauppa
Work highlights
- Advised Finsilva Oyj on entering into cooperation with Eolus Finland regarding the development of a portfolio of five onshore wind power projects located in Central Finland, with a potential for more than 600MW in total.
- Acted for Hiedanrannan Kehitys Oy on a large variety of issues from financial, commercial, legal and tax perspectives.
KPMG Law in Finland > Firm Profile
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KPMG Law, Finland — currently app. 100 lawyers in Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Oulu, Kuopio, Lappeenranta, Lahti, Pori, Seinäjoki, Vaasa, Jyväskylä, Pori and Rovaniemi.
KPMGLaw, a globally connected legal services platform, — currently spanning 84 jurisdictions, with over 3,400 lawyers with the deep expertise and experience required to advise you on domestic and international laws and to navigate the opportunities and challenges of cross-border commerce, trade, investment and the management of global value chains in an increasingly complex world.
Specialist global legal services — providing you with innovative and integrated solutions by combining our global platform, our specialist legal expertise, the power of the broader KPMG organization, access to market leading enterprise and legal technology and our global experience structuring and managing innovative delivery models.
Legal transformation and technology — with a mindset of innovation, a global team with experience and real credentials and the power of KPMG’s relationships with leading technology providers we can work with you to modernize, simplify and digitize your legal function.
In local, regional and global trading environments which are increasingly characterized by change and unpredictability — at both scale and at speed — KPMG Law wants to be your trusted local & global legal advisor.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Advisory, Mergers & Acquisitions; Business Reorganization; Incentives, Owner Strategic Tax Planning; Head of Legal Services Finland | Ari Engblom | ari.engblom@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3614 |
| Corporate Advisory, Real Estate & Construction; Mergers & Acquistions; Head of Corporate & Commercial Law | Kai Soini | kai.soini@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3273 |
| Public Sector, Head of Infra, Government & Healthcare Cluster at KPMG Finland | Harri Metso | harri.metso@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3239 |
| Public Sector, Head of Tax & Legal Government | Annukka Mannerkoski | annukka.mannerkoski@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3259 |
| Mergers & Acquisitions; Real Estate; Head of M&A Legal Services | Juha Koivula | juha.koivula@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3926 |
| Compliance; Investigations; Head of Legal Compliance | Antti Aalto | antti.aalto@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3735 |
| Head of Financial Sector Legal Services, Head of Asset Management at KPMG Finland | Eeva Rakkolainen | eeva.rakkolainen@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3533 |
| Corporate Advisory; Enterprise, Head of Enterprise Legal Services; Head of Tax & Legal Enterprise at Uusimaa | Juho Lindvall | juho.lindvall@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3100 |
| Capital markets; Head of Capital Markets Desk, Audit & Assurance Finland | Juha Karttunen | juha.karttunen@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3583 |
| Global Entity Management; Cross Border Corporate Advisory; Merger & Acquisitions | Joonas Aho | joonas.aho@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3377 |
| Financial Services; Enterprise, Merger & Aqcuisitions; Head of Tax & Legal Services in Ostrobothnia Finland | Jannica Boucht | jannica.boucht@kpmg.fi | + 358 20 76 3848 |
| Commercial Litigation; Dispute Resolution; Enterprise; Head of Eastern Region Tax & Legal Services | Veli Suortamo | veli.suortamo@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3057 |
| Employment Law | Mika Honkanen | mika.honkanen@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3984 |
| Product Liability, Commercial Law | Mikko Koivula | mikko.koivula@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3650 |
| Intellectual Property; Head of IPR Law Team | Ilkka Vuorenmaa | ilkka.vuorenmaa@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3314 |
| Commercial Law; Head of Commercial Law Team | Julia Ahlfors | julia.ahlfors@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3101 |
| Tax; International Tax | Jussi Järvinen | jussi.jarvinen@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3077 |
| Tax Compliance; Tax Technology & Transformation | Erkki Tiitta | erkki.tiitta@kpmg.fi | + 358 20 760 3814 |
| Tax; Head of Transfer Pricing | Sanna Laaksonen | sanna.laaksonen@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3417 |
| VAT; Head of Indirect Tax at KPMG Finland | Lassi Ahopelto | lassi.ahopelto@kpmg.fi | + 358 20 760 3631 |
| Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax | Jani Karjalainen | jani.karjalainen@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3474 |
| Tax; International Tax | Markku Lepistö | markku.lepisto@kpmg.fi | + 358 20 760 3390 |
| Insolvency and Corporate Recovery, Enterprise; Head of Pori Office at KPMG Finland; head of Insolvency & Corporate Recovery Team | Tero Piisi | tero.piisi@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3475 |
| Real Estate & Construction; Head of Real Estate & Construction Law Team | Jaska Ikäheimonen | jaska.ikaheimonen@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3016 |
| Incentives; Employee Remuneration; Expatriate Tax | Paula Holmström | paula.holmstrom@kpmg.ri | + 358 20 760 3710 |
| Public Sector; Corporate Advisory | Anu Kangasniemi | anu.kangasniemi@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3483 |
| Public Procurement; State Aid; Competition Law | Jan Ljungman | jan.ljungman@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3220 |
| Contract Law; Public Sector; Corporate Advisory | Sanna Sipilä | sanna.sipila@kpmg.fi | + 358 20 760 3781 |
| Data, Digital and Technoloty | Kira Ahveninen-Kuha | kira.ahveninen-kuha@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3799 |
| Enterprise; Corporate Advisory; Head of Enterprise at KPMG Finland | Kirsi Adamsson | kirsi.adamsson@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3060 |
| Enterprise, Corporate Advisory | Risto Heinänen | risto.heinanen@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3764 |
| Incentives, Employment Remuneration; Corporate Advisory | Timo Luukkonen | timo.luukkonen@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3582 |
| Incentives, Non-profit; Enterprise; Head of Western Region Tax & Legal Services | Johanna Fagervik | johanna.fagervik@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3939 |
| Family Office & Private Client, Law; Enterprise; Head of Central Region Tax & Legal Services | Arto Kaleva | arto.kaleva@kpmg.fi | +358 20 760 3227 |
| Legal Tech | Henna Tolvanen | henna.tolvanen@kpmg.fi | +358 20 767 3376 |
Meet The Team(s)
Capital Markets
Helsinki, Finland+11 other locations
- Rovaniemi, Finland
- Lappeenranta, Finland
- Oulu, Finland
- Jyväskylä, Finland
- Turku, Finland
- Tampere, Finland
- Vaasa, Finland
- Lahti, Finland
- Seinäjoki, Finland
- Kuopio, Finland
- Pori, Finland
Tax
Helsinki, Finland+11 other locations
- Rovaniemi, Finland
- Lappeenranta, Finland
- Oulu, Finland
- Jyväskylä, Finland
- Turku, Finland
- Tampere, Finland
- Vaasa, Finland
- Lahti, Finland
- Seinäjoki, Finland
- Kuopio, Finland
- Pori, Finland
Dispute resolution
Helsinki, Finland+11 other locations
- Rovaniemi, Finland
- Lappeenranta, Finland
- Oulu, Finland
- Jyväskylä, Finland
- Turku, Finland
- Tampere, Finland
- Vaasa, Finland
- Lahti, Finland
- Seinäjoki, Finland
- Kuopio, Finland
- Pori, Finland
+4
others
Intellectual property
Helsinki, Finland+11 other locations
- Rovaniemi, Finland
- Lappeenranta, Finland
- Oulu, Finland
- Jyväskylä, Finland
- Turku, Finland
- Tampere, Finland
- Vaasa, Finland
- Lahti, Finland
- Seinäjoki, Finland
- Kuopio, Finland
- Pori, Finland
Commercial, corporate and M&A
Helsinki, Finland+11 other locations
- Rovaniemi, Finland
- Lappeenranta, Finland
- Oulu, Finland
- Jyväskylä, Finland
- Turku, Finland
- Tampere, Finland
- Vaasa, Finland
- Lahti, Finland
- Seinäjoki, Finland
- Kuopio, Finland
- Pori, Finland
+5
others
Banking and finance
Helsinki, Finland+11 other locations
- Rovaniemi, Finland
- Lappeenranta, Finland
- Oulu, Finland
- Jyväskylä, Finland
- Turku, Finland
- Tampere, Finland
- Vaasa, Finland
- Lahti, Finland
- Seinäjoki, Finland
- Kuopio, Finland
- Pori, Finland
Lawyer Profiles
| Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
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Tero Piisi | Legal Director, Head of Insolvency & Corporate Recovery Legal Team | View Profile |
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KPMG Global Legal Services Network KPMG Global Legal Services (KPMG GLS)Diversity
KPMG Finland’s gender balance was 54/46 female/male (January 2022) and the distribution has remained the same for several years. In January 2022, KPMG had 41 employees with non-Finnish citizenship (26 nationalities). There are around 3 % of employees who are not native Finnish speakers. Within KPMG Finland we evaluate annually the state of Inclusion and Diversity throughout employee surveys, statistics analysis and review of people related processes. Based on the evaluation we choose focus areas that we want to emphasize on in order to improve and promote inclusion and diversity within our organization and work community. During 2020-2021 we have set up an Inclusion & Diversity-steering group, created internal I&D-pages and started our strategic I&D-work for FY22. The strategic focus areas for the year 2022-2023 are; equal opportunities, we strive to increase the culture of inclusion, the diversity of the work community, and the psychological safety of our people.
Priorities and actions to be taken in years 2022-2023 are supporting and enhancing inclusion with integrating diversity perspectives into personnel processes and investing to internal communication in Finnish and English. Also equal opportunities for career development such as development of family-friendly practices in connection with the reform of the Family Leave Act., raising awareness and understanding in leadership and interaction, career development support and anonymous recruitment pilot will be the focus areas.
KPMG’s global web site:
https://home.kpmg.com/xx/en/home/about/inclusion-and-diversity-new.html