There are new developments in the drafting of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.

The Digital Operational Resilience Act DORA governing both digital operational resilience and the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the financial sector entered into force in the European Union in January.

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.

Parliament approved the new Nature Conservation Act on 13 December 2022. It will enter into force on 1 June 2023, replacing the old Nature Conservation Act (1096/1996)...

The shift towards the circular economy is accelerating globally in nearly every industry—including construction.

The EU's relatively old Product Liability Directive (85/374/EEC), adopted already in 1985, has been under the review of the European Commission in recent years.

The Finnish Bar Association is visibly supporting Pride this year and is driving change in the culture of the field.

Artificial intelligence, or AI for short, plays a major role in the modern lives of people and companies. Various automations and algorithms govern online services, online trade and digital...

A better and fairer future has always been close to our heart at Castrén & Snellman. During our long history, we have provided advice in socially important, ground-breaking cases...

The EU is aiming to be climate neutral by 2050, which will require climate action from us all.

The construction industry faced increasing difficulties last autumn. By the end of last year, the construction industry had seen over 100 bankruptcies more than the previous year.

Sustainability and combating climate change are the constant subject of attention in both regulation and practice. However, the regulation reform and amendments are raising emotional responses and arousing discussion in the construction industry.

In its yearbook decision KHO 2023:33, the Supreme Administrative Court examined whether the purchases that concern the company's stock exchange listing and the related personnel offering...

The need for updating and reforming the YSE 1998 General Conditions for Building Contracts has been discussed for quite some time in the construction industry.

As a part of the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020–2025, the EU's equality objective concerning the boards of listed companies is advancing after a 10-year break.

The European Union's commitment to sustainable finance has led to the introduction of the European Green Bond label, a new gold standard for green bonds.

The Consumer Protection Act is set to see many amendments in the coming year. Some of the amendments are due to the national transposition of the EU's Sale of Goods Directive (2019/771).

Energy security is not simply a question of price levels, however. It is a matter of investment, competitiveness and the overall functioning of the economy.

The Finnish government has proposed establishing a national data centre register with mandatory reporting obligations for operators of facilities with at least 0.5 MW IT power demand. The draft legislation would require detailed disclosures about ownership, energy consumption, infrastructure needs, and operational plans, with the National Emergency Supply Agency maintaining oversight and enforcement authority.