In Finland, employees are entitled to certain tax deductions due to remote working and the COVID-19 pandemic for the 2020 tax year. You can claim a deduction, for example, for a home office, ...

In 2023, Finnish courts saw a significant increase in regulation offence cases, particularly related to violations of EU sanctions against Russia.

What if a legal service or document was easy to read, visualised and practical? If the language was understandable—for everyone? Legalese was clarified and illustrated, and the end-user was at the heart of the design?

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

Side letter agreements are a common way to agree on special conditions granted to certain investors concerning private investment funds. Fund managers should be familiar with the practices...

The green transition is making unparalleled strides in the Nordics. Market-based development and being open to new innovations have made Finland one of the leading countries in the energy transition.

Finnish special investment funds are still quite rare even though the Finnish Act on Alternative Investment Funds Managers (162/2014) allows for their establishment.

The foreign direct investment (FDI) screening has in recent years become a central element of the EU's trade and security policy. Concerns over geopolitical risks, vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure...

The Tokyo Olympics have been delayed to next year, but issues relating to Olympic marketing and responsibility are as current as ever.

Finland's aim is to become a leader in equality. The family leave reform issued by Parliament is one of the means to achieve this goal.

The new Finnish regulation on sanctions violations entered into force on 20 May 2025. The new statutory definitions under the Finnish Criminal Code place higher liability on companies with respect to sanctions compliance.

The new Building Act will enter into force on 1 January 2025 and replace the provisions concerning construction in the Land Use and Building Act currently in force.

This review takes a brief look at recent case law and news. We would be happy to discuss the items in this review with you and the potential effects they may have on your business in more detail.

I can reveal to you that not many people yet know exactly what these criteria mean in practice.

Studies consistently show that many M&A transactions fail to reach their full potential due to an unsuccessful integration process. A carve-out is, by its nature, one of the most operationally demanding...

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

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

Finland's land use planning system is undergoing a major overhaul with the proposed Land Use Act, introducing significant changes to regional plan authority, planning processes, and renewable energy project requirements. The reform aims to streamline administrative procedures while imposing new distance requirements for wind turbines and planning obligations for solar power plants that will fundamentally reshape how developers approach renewable energy projects.

In recent years, the previously rare continuation funds have become more common as a way to create liquidity

The Loan Market Association (the LMA) has introduced model provisions for green loans, marking a significant advancement in sustainable finance as green loans are a consistently popular loan product.