‘Data is the new oil' has been a popular phrase in recent years, but perhaps a more apt comparison would be solar power: a renewable natural resource that can benefit everyone at once, without diminishing.

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

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

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

Finland's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is preparing urgent amendments to the Electricity Market Act that would fundamentally reshape how network operators allocate scarce grid capacity. The proposed priority system would rank connection requests into four distinct groups, with electricity storage facilities receiving the lowest priority while small consumption sites and critical infrastructure secure top placement.

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...

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

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.

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

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.

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...

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.