The global security environment has changed, and geopolitical tensions have intensified drastically, prompting many countries to update their foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regimes in recent years

The purpose of the revised Finnish Co-operation Act is to improve the interaction between the employer and the personnel and to create a framework for the development of the company and the work community...

In its decision 2011:74, the Supreme Court of Finland considered, inter alia, the international jurisdiction of Finnish courts.

General meeting practices changed during the last few years after remote participation became possible in the spring of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The European Commission's proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (the " Directive") was published on 23 February 2022.

Two weeks ago, Finland witnessed its first GDPR fines, as three companies were fined for violations of key obligations under the GDPR. Issued a week before the second anniversary of...

The defence sector is experiencing a renaissance. As superpower rivalry is escalating, and disputes have turned to armed conflict, nations are re-evaluating their strategic positions and investing heavily in deterrence capabilities

At the end of November 2012, the Parliament approved a new Act on the Payment Terms of Commercial Agreements (laki kaupallisten sopimusten maksuehdoista) that will enact the Late Payment Directive issued on 16 February 2011 on a national level.

The risk of becoming the target of a hostile bid is not the sole domain of listed companies. Medium sized companies with a diversified ownership structure may often be tempting targets for bids from competing companies.

Ilmoituskanavat ovat keino yritykselle saada tietoa organisaatiossa muhivista epäkohdista, mutta jatkossa myös velvollisuus, joka on toteutettava oikein.

The war in Ukraine has affected also Finnish businesses in many ways. What kind of legal issues has the war brought to the in-house legal departments and to the General Counsels' desks?

Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonized rules on fair access to and use of data (the "data act") has entered into force on 11 January 2024...

The Supreme Court has taken a position on the binding nature of a contract in a ruling 2013:47, in which the founding shareholder had, "during the construction stage", entered into the contract with the contractor in the name of the housing company.

The European Union's landmark pharmaceutical reform is here. After nearly three years of negotiations, the Council and European Parliament reached agreement on 11 December 2025.

Institutional investors both in Finland and abroad have been highly active in making investments in private equity funds over the past few years.

Finland has provided a good breeding ground for fintech operations for a long time. Its technological expertise, easily approachable institutions and...

Despite hosting over 40,000 VC-backed tech startups and creating more of them than any other region globally, the EU had only 331 unicorns, as compared to 1,963 in the US as of 2025. The numbers highlight a structural challenge: European companies have been struggling to scale up and compete globally for some time, and a growing number of European high-growth startups are relocating their headquarters outside the EU, primarily to the US.

Listing is a strategically significant turning point in the lifecycle of a company and, as such, requires both careful preparation and precise timing.