As we approach the end of the year, it's time to reflect and look ahead. As always, the New Year brings with it a wealth of opportunities, inspiring hope and enthusiasm.

The European regulatory framework of corporate sustainability is taking shape at a rapid pace. Sustainability regulation changes both corporate sustainability reporting and corporate...

C&S fund expert Antti Vepsä's peer-reviewed article on the management of variable-capital investment companies has been published in issue 2/2022 of the Finland Chamber of Commerce's law journal Liikejuridiikka.

Although the Supreme Court of Finland has issued only one judgment relating to arbitration since 1999, the court is currently considering two such cases and it is expected that judgments in both cases will be issued in the next few months.

The world forces us to change our views and the ways we act. We can quickly change our minds on truths that have been self-evident to us.

‘We live in exceptional times' is a phrase that has defined this decade. Today's markets are swayed by a global trade war and an actual war in Europe, and all this is happening amid a historic technological transformation.

The law would enter into force on 1 January 2024, but the new tax rates would apply retroactively from the date of introduction of the government proposal, i.e. 12 October 2023.

In the beginning of June, the European Commission approved new guidelines for cooperation between competitors in projects that involve sustainability objectives.

One key change is the customer's right to switch from one cloud service provider to another with no more than two months' notice, regardless of the terms of the contract.

The Finnish Government submitted a Government Bill to the Finnish Parliament in September 2022, suggesting that the notification threshold for mergers and acquisitions be lowered following an earlier proposal by the FCCA in the summer of 2021.

Castrén & Snellman continues as a sustainability forerunner in business law. Our newly published sustainability report for 2023 is our fourth. The report offers an overview of our sustainability work thus far...

Law firms used to be places you would call to find out what the law says – but this is no longer true. The challenges our clients face are much more complex today.

Contrary to expectations, 2021 was, if anything, an even more eventful year than its predecessor.

In September 2025, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) issued a landmark decision KHO 2025:61, which partially revised the interpretative guidelines on the VAT deductibility of transaction costs...

Castrén & Snellman's Private Equity and Venture Capital team has prepared Series Seed 4.0, a comprehensive update to Finland's standard seed financing documentation suite. The new version introduces significant structural improvements including a three-tier leaver classification system, enhanced liability frameworks, and sanctions compliance provisions that align Finnish venture capital practice with international standards.

The Finnish Securities Market Association has recently unveiled the Finnish Corporate Governance Code 2025, which took effect on January 1, 2025.

The company received an order from a Russian customer for non-prohibited goods. The products then became sanctioned leading to a dispute as to whether the contract should be performed.