The Finnish summer is showing its best and there is an air of cautious anticipation. The war in Ukraine continues for the second year, market development is difficult to foresee and the rising...

Castrén & Snellman's 2025 sustainability report reveals how the firm is helping clients navigate evolving ESG regulations while strengthening its own sustainability practices through carbon partnerships and strategic...

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.

This year, I have enhanced my expertise in business management by completing the Certified Board Member (CBM) degree and the chairperson course offered by the Finland Chamber of Commerce.

Directive 2024/927/EU amending the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and the EU UCITS Directive (AIFMD II) entered into force in spring 2024.

Finland is currently experiencing an unprecedented interest in the construction of grid energy storage facilities. With more than 30 GW of new requests for storage connection, preventative restrictions have been placed on...

The recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned us that the current actions and policies against climate change are not sufficient in restricting the rise in temperatures to 1.5°C.

On 3 February 2026, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) denied the appeal application filed by the Tax Recipients' Legal Services Unit in the case concerning the electricity sector's Profit Tax Act.

We are living in exceptional times in Finland. Our economy is struggling, and we desperately need to find ways to create growth. In addition, our relations with Russia have severely changed and the border...

In today's changing world, a company that does not look after the wellbeing of its employees has lost its competitive edge. We at Castrén & Snellman listen...