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FINLAND

 

KEY ECONOMIC DATA

Area: 338,000 sq km GDP: €157.3bn
Currency: Euro GDP per head (PPP): €28,000
Population: 5.2 million GDP growth: 3.6 per cent
Inflation: 1.3 per cent Unemployment: 7.7 per cent

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN FINLAND (2007)

January 1; January 6; April 6; April 9; May 1; May 17; June 23; December 6; December 24; December 25; December 26.

LEGAL PROFESSION

Professional title: Asianajaja/advok
Number of lawyers: 1,735
Female lawyers as a per cent
of the profession: 23.8 per cent

USEFUL ADDRESSES

Local bar association
Suomen Asianajajaliitto
Simonkatu 12 B 20
FIN-00100
Helsinki
Finland
Tel: +358 9 6866 120
Fax: +358 9 6866 1299
info@barassociation.fi
www.asianajajaliitto.fi

National justice ministry
Justitieministeriet
PO Box 25
FIN-00023 Government
Finland
Tel: + 358 9 160 03
Fax: + 358 9 1606 7730
om-tiedotus@om.fi
www.om.fi

EU Commission representative office
Euroopan Komission
Suomen Edustusto
Pohjoisesplanadi 31
PO Box 1250
FIN-00101
Helsinki
Finland
Tel: + 358 9 622 6544
Fax: + 358 9 656 728
comm-rep-hel@ec.europa.eu
http://europa.eu.int/finland/index.cfm


 

LAW FIRMS IN HELSINKI

LAW FIRM LOCATOR

Map Finland

1 Attorneys at law Borenius & Kemppinen Ltd
2 HH Partners Attorneys-at-law Ltd
3 Peltonen, Ruokonen & Itäinen, Attorneys-at-Law Ltd
4 Roschier Holmberg, Attorneys Ltd

TRAVEL INFORMATION

The principal method of transport between Helsinki and the Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport is by taxi. The 18km journey will take around 30 minutes and cost approximately €30. A bus service, numbers 415, 451, 519 and 615 is also available to the city centre.

 

WEBSITE

www.helsinki-vantaa.fi



Attorneys at law BORENIUS & KEMPPINEN LTD

www.borenius.com

Main office

Yrjönkatu 13 A
Helsinki 00120
Finland
Tel: +358 (0) 9 615 333
Fax: +358 (0) 9 615 33 499

Other offices

Keskustori 1
Tampere FI-33100
Finland
Tel: +358 (0) 3 214 9111
Fax: +358 (0) 3 222 6002

Innopoli 2, Tekniikantie
Espoo 02150
Finland
Tel: +358 (0) 9 2517 7285
Fax: +358 (0) 9 6153 3499

Other members of the Borenius Group

Attorneys at law Liepa Skopina/BORENIUS
Lacplesa str. 20a
Riga LV-1011
Latvia
Tel: +371 (0) 7 201 800
Fax: +371 (0) 7 201 801

Attorneys at law Foigt &partners/Regija Borenius
J. Jasinskio g. 16A, 8th floor
Vilnius LT-01112
Lithuania
Tel: +370 (0) 5 264 9555
Fax: +370 (0) 5 260 8327

Attorneys at law Luiga ModyHääl Borenius
Pärnu mnt 15, Kawe Plaza
Tallinn EE-10141
Estonia
Tel: +372 (0) 6 651 888
Fax: +372 (0) 6 651 899

Total number of Borenius Group lawyers

133

Firm profile

Borenius & Kemppinen is one of the largest and most experienced Finnish law firms, providing innovative business law services both in Finland and the Baltic region through associated Borenius Group law firms. B&K’s approach to business challenges is team-oriented, combining strong and diverse expertise with a thorough business understanding.

Practice areas

  • Antitrust & marketing
  • Dispute resolution and insolvency
  • IP and technology
  • Tax
  • Transactions

HH PARTNERS ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW LTD

hhpartners@hhpartners.fi
www.hhpartners.fi

Main office

Mannerheimintie 14 A
Helsinki 00100
Finland
Tel: +358 (0) 9 177 613
Fax: +358 (0) 9 653 873

Key personnel

Mr Arto Kukkonen – Managing partner

Firm profile

HH Partners is a Helsinki-based law firm with six partners and a total of over 20 staff. We advise our clients on all aspects of commercial and business law. We operate as a true partnership. The partners conduct the business jointly and share the financial result irrespective of individual earnings. This has been the fundamental basis of the firm from the very beginning. A true partnership contributes to internal cooperation and provides an environment where assignments are allocated and performed with the sole objective of ensuring that the client receives a professional and cost-efficient service in the shortest possible time.

Languages spoken

Finnish, English, Swedish

Practice areas

  • Banking and corporate finance
  • Capital markets
  • Competition
  • Construction and real estate
  • Dispute resolution
  • Employment and benefits
  • Information technology and telecommunications
  • Insolvency
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual property
  • Maritime and transport
  • Media and marketing
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Occupational safety
  • Taxation

PELTONEN, RUOKONEN & ITÄINEN ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW LTD

office@peltonenlaw.fi
firstname.surname@peltonenlaw.fi
www.peltonenlaw.fi

Main office

Fabianinkatu 23
Helsinki FI-00130
Finland
Tel: +358 (0) 9 4176 030
Fax: +358 (0) 9 4176 0417

Key personnel

Mikko Ojala, Kalevi Tervanen

Firm profile

Peltonen, Ruokonen & Itäinen, often shortened as Peltonen, was founded in 1970. The firm represents foreign clients in their operations in Finland and also offers access to the Nordic and Baltic markets through its well established cross-border cooperation with premier law firms in Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The firm’s work covers for instance such industries and businesses as energy, shipbuilding, food-processing, retail, materials-processing, telecommunications, technology, media, transportation, construction, banking, finance, insurance and securities markets. The firm is involved in company and commercial law including contracts, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and corporate restructurings, share and bond issues and corporate listings. The firm’s legal work covers financing starting from venture capital arrangements of young growth enterprises all the way to project financing for building nuclear power plant in Finland. Peltonen’s work in the insurance industry is among the leading practices in Finland. The firm’s litigation and arbitration practice team provides a comprehensive service to its clients. Peltonen also has well established practice in EU and competition law and public procurement proceedings. The firm serves technology, software and content companies in IPR and patent law. The firm advises its clients on Finnish employment law and practice.

Practice areas

  • Banking
  • Capital markets
  • Communications
  • Contracts
  • Corporate law
  • EU and competition law
  • Energy
  • Environment, real estate, construction
  • Finance
  • Industry
  • Insolvency
  • Insurance and reinsurance
  • Intellectual property
  • Labour law
  • Litigation and arbitration
  • Media
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Public procurements
  • Securities
  • Tax law
  • Trade
  • Transportation

 

ROSCHIER HOLMBERG, ATTORNEYS LTD

www.roschier.com

Main Office

Keskuskatu 7A
Helsinki 00100
Finland
Tel: +358 (0) 20 506 6000
Fax: +358 (0) 20 506 6100

Key personnel

Tomas Lindholm – Senior partner
Lennart Simonsen – Managing partner
Carita Wallgren – Partner – Corporate communications
Mia Eklundh – Chief operating officer
Axel Calissendorff – Partner (Stockholm)
Jan-Anders Wik – Regional partner (Oulu)
Arto Lindfors – Head of Tampere office
Kirsi Swanljung – Head of Turku office
Stefan Wikman – Regional partner (Vaasa)

Firm profile

Roschier Holmberg, as a leading law firm in Northern Europe with its main office in Finland and an expanding practice in Sweden, operates in the international marketplace. The firm’s clients include leading domestic and global corporations, financial service and insurance institutions, investors, growth and other private companies with international operations, governments and municipalities. As a member of RoschierRaidla, an integrated cross-border operation of some 170 lawyers in five jurisdictions, the firm also offers direct access to the Baltic rim market, and cross-border solutions based on uniform quality and best practices by premier law firms in each jurisdiction. Please visit www.roschier.com and www.roschierraidla.com for more information.

Other offices

Stockholm, Oulu, Tampere, Turku, Vaasa

Practice areas

  • Arbitration and ADR
  • Banking and finance
  • Corporate advisory and general commercial
  • EU and competition advisory
  • IP and technology transactions
  • IT and communications
  • Intellectual property
  • Litigation
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Private equity
  • Public company transactions
  • Venture capital


Ace Law Ltd
Erottajankatu 9A
4. Krs. 4th Floor00130
Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 251 4000
Fax: +358 9 251 40010
www.acelaw.fi

Attorneys At Law Astrea Oy
Pieni Roobertinkatu 11
00130 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 681 8290
Fax: +358 9 6818 2910
www.astrea.fi

Bützow
Pohjoinen Hesperiankatu15A
00260 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 431 531
Fax: +358 9 4315 3388
www.butzow.com

Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd
P.O. Box 233 (Erottajankatu 5A)
00131 Helsinki
Tel: +358 20 7765 765
Fax: +358 20 7765 001
www.castren.fi

Dittmar & Indrenius
Pohjoisesplanadi 25A
00100 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 681 700
Fax: +358 9 652 406
www.dittmar.fi

Fennica Attorneys Ltd
Mannerheimintie 8
00100 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 622 6670
Fax: +358 9 622 6677
www.fennica.fi

Hammarström Puhakka
Partners Attorneys Ltd
Bulevardi 1A
00100 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 474 21
Fax: +358 9 474 22 22
www.hpplaw.fi

Hannes Snellman Attorneys At Law Ltd
Eteläranta 800130
Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 22 88 41
Fax: +358 9 17 73 93
www.hannessnellman.fi

Juridia Ltd
Munkkisaarenkatu 2
00150 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 684 1230
Fax: +358 9 622 5400
www.juridia.com

Krogerus
Graniittitalo, Jaakonkatu 3A
P.O.Box 533
00101 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 622 6520
Fax: +358 9 631 811
www.krogerus.com

Luostarinen Mettälä Räikkönen
Mannerheimintie 14B
00100 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 586 0100
Fax: +358 9 5860 1060
www.lmr.fi

Mäkitalo Rämö Oy
Eteläesplanadi 18
00130 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 6844 410
Fax: +358 9 6844 4141
www.mrjlaw.fi

Merilampi Marttila Laitasalo
Eteläesplanadi 22A
FI-00130 Helsinski
Tel: +358 9 686 481
Fax: +358 9 6864 8484
www.mmllaw.fi

Procopé & Hornborg Law Offices
Keskuskatu 8
P.O. Box 1077
00101 Helsinki
Tel: +358 10 3090 300
Fax: +358 10 3090 333
www.procope-hornborg.fi

Sivenius, Suvanto & Co Ltd
Paciuksenkatu 21
00270 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 530 6760
Fax: +358 9 5306 7699
www.sisulaw.fi

Veikko Palotie & Co
Aleksanterinkatu 44A
00100 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 228 831
Fax: +358 9 2288 3300
www.veikkopalotie.fi

Waselius & Wist
Eteläesplanadi 24A
00130 Helsinki
Tel: +358 9 668 9520
Fax: +358 9 668 95222
www.ww.fi

 

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