Overview

Working with both local and international clients, Bird & Bird Finland has over 50 lawyers able to help your business grow locally, or globally.

Merging with Finnish law firm Fennica in 2008, our Helsinki office combines a firmly established full service practice with first class cross-border capabilities and global reach through our many international offices. We take pride in our deep understanding of the industries in which our clients operate and make sure we're up-to-date with current business, market and technical issues at all times. This market savvy, combined with our in-depth legal expertise and extensive knowledge of the regulations that govern each sector ensures we provide commercially viable, straight-forward advice.

We're also praised for our excellence in client service. Our expertise across all practice areas has also for years been acknowledged in all leading international legal directories such as Chambers Europe, Chambers Global, IFLR1000 and EMEA Legal 500.
 
The office is headed by partner Jaakko Hietala.

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.

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Contacts

Hietala Jaakko

Jaakko Hietala

Managing Partner
Finland

Call me on: +358 (0)9 622 6670
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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.

News & Events

  1. 1411-2018

    Finland supplements the GDPR: the Parliament approves the new Data Protection Act

    On 13.11.2018 the Finnish Parliament approved the Data Protection Act (tietosuojalaki). That act complements the GDPR and repeals the Personal Data Act of 1999.

  2. 1110-2018

    EU migration post-Brexit: recommendations of the Migration Advisory Committee

    In September 2018, employers and EU citizens welcomed the final report from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), which sketched the outline of a future migration landscape for EU workers.

  3. 0310-2018

    UK & EU Data Protection Bulletin: July – September 2018

    Welcome to the July - September edition of our UK & EU data protection bulletin.

  1. 2910-2018

    Bird & Bird team assisted Basware in global partnering with Xerox

    Our Finnish cross-practice team recently assisted Basware in negotiating partnering agreements with Xerox as Basware outsourced its scan and capture operations to Xerox across over 28 countries globally.

  2. 0810-2018

    Bird & Bird advised HYY Group on its acquisition of the historical Seurahuone building in Helsinki

    Bird & Bird's Finnish team advised HYY Group on its acquisition of the historical Seurahuone building from Sponda, a major property investor held by Blackstone.

  3. 0410-2018

    Bird & Bird advises Terra Firma on the purchase of Parmaco Group

    Bird & Bird's Nordic team has advised European private-equity firm Terra Firma in a deal to buy Parmaco Group from Finnish private equity group MB Funds.

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Office details

Working with both local and international clients, Bird & Bird Finland has over 50 lawyers able to help your business grow locally, or globally.

Merging with Finnish law firm Fennica in 2008, our Helsinki office combines a firmly established full service practice with first class cross-border capabilities and global reach through our many international offices. We take pride in our deep understanding of the industries in which our clients operate and make sure we're up-to-date with current business, market and technical issues at all times. This market savvy, combined with our in-depth legal expertise and extensive knowledge of the regulations that govern each sector ensures we provide commercially viable, straight-forward advice.

We're also praised for our excellence in client service. Our expertise across all practice areas has also for years been acknowledged in all leading international legal directories such as Chambers Europe, Chambers Global, IFLR1000 and EMEA Legal 500.

The office is headed by partner Jaakko Hietala. 

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
> Law students
> Support Staff
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Helsinki Office

Bird & Bird Attorneys Ltd.
Mannerheimintie 8
00100 Helsinki
Finland

T: +358 (0)9 622 6670
F: +358 (0)9 622 6677
E: helsinki@twobirds.com

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