Overview

Finland is home to some of the world's best known brands and fastest-growing businesses. Our team of 65 lawyers work with some of the country's most innovative companies and can help you grow – locally or globally.

Our focus on businesses being changed by technology and the digital world makes us a good fit for Finland's tech-rich market. 

Whether you're looking to protect your IP, expand your business, or need advice from employment law specialists, we draw on the right expertise at the right level to provide you with a seamless service.

Working in step with colleagues across Denmark and Sweden, no other international law firm is truly integrated and as well placed to advise you across the Nordic region. 

From our base in Helsinki, we combine a firmly established full-service practice with first class cross-border capabilities and global reach throughout 30 international offices. 

News & Events

  1. 2311-2021

    Changes to employees’ non-competition restrictions from 1 January 2022

    Amendments to the Finnish Employment Contracts Act have been ratified. The amendment introduces an obligation to pay specific compensation and certain other terms to employees’ post-employment non-competition ...

  2. 1611-2021

    Recovery of Unlawful State aid in Asset deals: why is it a challenging risk for purchasers?

    Sometimes recovery of unlawful State aid may require the recovery to be extended to an undertaking to which the original beneficiary has transferred or sold part of its assets.

  3. 0511-2021

    Will rethinking the European emissions trading system and RED II make us fit for 55?

    During the past few years, we have witnessed a historic change within the energy sector aligning ambitions into contextualised policy frameworks. From a European perspective, 2021 has marked a shift from setting out a ...

  1. 0911-2021

    Bird & Bird advised a fund controlled by Sponsor Capital on the acquisition of circular economy company Finncont

    Bird & Bird's Corporate Team in Finland has advised a fund controlled by Sponsor Capital on a transaction, in which Sponsor Fund V becomes the majority owner of Finncont, a Finnish leader in circular economy. The ...

  2. 0511-2021

    Bird & Bird advised Enersense on the acquisition of the shares in Pori Offshore Constructions Oy, specialising in offshore wind power

    Bird & Bird advised Enersense Works Oy, a subsidiary of an emissions-free energy solutions provider Enersense International Plc's Smart Industry segment, in a transaction including a purchase of all the shares in Pori ...

  3. 0410-2021

    Bird & Bird advises ReceiptHero in its strategic partnerships with Visa and Mastercard on digital receipt delivery process

    Bird & Bird has advised ReceiptHero, a fast-growing FinTech start-up building an ecosystem of digital receipts, in two major strategic partnership agreements which allow ReceiptHero to use transaction data from Visa and ...

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Accolades

  • "Their performance is always excellent."

    Chambers Europe 2017

  • Bird & Bird's Finnish Corporate team are "prompt, experienced and well connected."

    Chambers Europe 2017

  • Bird & Bird focuses on large and complex IT deals – often including cross-border elements – for clients including SAP Finland and TechMahindra.

    TMT - RANKED: TIER 2

Contacts

Mikko Ahonen

Partner  |  Finland

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Recent highlights of work

  • We advised shareholders and option holders of Visual Components Oy on the sale of the company's shares and options to KUKA Roboter GmbH. Visual Components has specialized in software solutions for 3D simulation in factory planning. KUKA is one of the world's leading suppliers of robotics as well as plant and systems engineering.
  • We advised Visedo Oy and its shareholders on a transaction where Danfoss A/S acquired all outstanding shares and options In Visedo Oy.In addition to full-service advisory in relation to the transaction our services included a creation of novel post-closing incentive scheme for the key management and the employees.

Office details

Helsinki Office

Bird & Bird Attorneys Ltd.
Mannerheimintie 8
00100 Helsinki
Finland

Careers

We have a continuous need for high quality professional lawyers and support staff to work in our office. For details about specific opportunities please select from the list below:

> Legal careers
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T: +358 (0)9 622 6670
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