Overview

Finland is home to some of the world's best known brands and fastest-growing businesses. Our team of 50 lawyers work with some of the country's most innovative companies and can help you grow – locally or globally.

A focus on technology

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.

An integrated Nordic offering

Working in step with colleagues across Denmark and Sweden, no other truly integrated international law firm is better 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 29 international offices. 

If you’d like to know more about how we can help your business, please get in touch with Managing Partner Jaakko Hietala.

News & Events

  1. 0912-2019

    What is New Mobility? Emerging sector brings about tremendous possibilities and is about to change our ways of moving for good

    New Mobility is on everyone's lips at the moment. Key trends around the industry, such as autonomous driving, connectivity, as well as electrification of vehicles, and automation of production and individual services, ...

  2. 0512-2019

    Post-Employment Obligations

    In Sweden, Denmark as well as in Finland, an employee has a general duty of loyalty towards her/his employer. This means that the employee, among other things, must protect the employer's business information and ...

  3. 0711-2019

    Termination of employment due to reasons pertaining to the individual employee

    An indefinitely valid employment relationship may be terminated only if a proper and weighty reason exists

  1. 0611-2019

    Final judgment in Nokian Tyres' giant trade secret trial

    The Supreme Court has on the 5th of November decided not to grant an appeal in Finland's biggest trade secret trial. Some of the respondents applied for leave to appeal, as did the prosecutor for the loss of the ...

  2. 0708-2019

    Experienced Capital Markets professional Mika Puurunen joins Bird & Bird

    Mika joins Bird & Bird's Corporate and M&A group as Counsel on 2 September 2019. He will be based in the Helsinki office.

  3. 0107-2019

    We assisted Nokian Tyres in the biggest trade secret trial in Finland

    On 19 June 2019, The Turku Court of Appeal has passed sentences on nine former Nokian Tyres employees that had moved to work for Black Donuts Engineering.

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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

Jaakko Hietala

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
> Law students
> Support Staff
> Career opportunities in other Bird & Bird offices

T: +358 (0)9 622 6670
F: +358 (0)9 622 6677
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