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. 1401-2019

    Analysis of innovation facilitators established in the EU

    Our payments team focus in on some of the observations set out in the ESA's joint comparative analysis of the innovation facilitators in the EU.

  2. 1912-2018

    European Electronic Communications Code aims to boost connectivity and competitiveness with the roll-out of very high capacity networks in a 5G era

    We describe some of the biggest changes that the new European Electronic Communications Code will bring.

  3. 1912-2018

    Proposals issued by the European Commission to require payment service providers to disclose VAT details

    We analyse the European Commission's proposed amendments, which could require payment service providers (PSPs) to disclose payment transaction data to Member States.

  1. 2211-2018

    Bird & Bird advises Lowell in Nordic cross-border transaction as Lowell divests its Nordic Payment business to Collector Bank AB

    Lowell has signed an agreement to sell its Nordic payment business, Lindorff Payments, to Collector Bank AB.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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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

Hietala Jaakko

Jaakko Hietala

Managing Partner
Bird & Bird 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.

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
E: helsinki@twobirds.com

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