Lawyers in Finland

Henrikki Tahkokallio

Partner

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Hilma Parvela

Senior Associate

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Ida Keränen

Senior Associate

Waselius

Ida Lindfors

Ida Lindfors specialises in company and contract law. Ida advises and assists clients on a wide range of matters relating to corporate law, mergers and acquisitions. Ida is specialised in limited liability companies related law and typically advises clients on shareholders’ agreements, board and general meeting related matters, as well as mergers and acquisitions. She also advises clients on various corporate transactions, changes of corporate form, financing rounds and on drafting and negotiation of related agreements. Ida has more than 10 years of experience in advising clients on complex corporate and related contractual matters.

Lieke Attorneys Ltd.

Iida Kangaspeska

Associate Iida Kangaspeska advises our clients on M&A as well as on corporate, contract and competition law related matters. Iida joined Procopé & Hornborg as a Senior Trainee in 2021 and was appointed as an Associate upon her graduation in 2022. Further, Iida has gained experience from an international consulting firm, Finnish business law firm and various other firms where she worked during her studies.

Procopé & Hornborg

Iida Kivilähde

Iida Kivilähde specialises in assignments related to energy and infrastructure sector. Iida has a broad range of experience in various types of commercial contracts, especially contracts and projects related to wind energy projects.

Lieke Attorneys Ltd.

Iikka Väänänen

Partner

Dottir Attorneys Ltd.

Iiris Kivikari

Partner Iiris Kivikari is known for her dynamic and insightful approach to matters involving intellectual property, media law, data protection and data assets. She works closely with leading global and Finnish companies on the legal aspects of the development, acquisition, protection and commercialisation of their innovative products, services and businesses, and is a leading expert in Finland on the legal aspects of transformative technologies such as artificial intelligence. Iiris Kivikari advises clients in the full scope of intellectual property matters, including the protection, structurization and enforcement of, and transactions and contracting related to IP and IP heavy businesses. To add to this, she works closely with clients in the sectors of communications, consumer retail, broadcasting, entertainment, advertising, digital consumer services, social media, gaming, fintech and platform services. Iiris Kivikari regularly represents clients in some of the most high-profile intellectual property, data protection and consumer related disputes and administrative proceedings in Finland and is an experienced negotiator.

Dittmar & Indrenius

Iiris Paavola

Iiris Paavola specialises in commercial dispute resolution and employment law. Iiris assists clients in both domestic and international arbitration, litigation and mediation. She also advises clients on conflict prevention and management. Iiris also advises clients on various employment law related matters and assists in employment disputes as well as their prevention. Iiris has years of experience in assisting in commercial disputes in different industries.

Lieke Attorneys Ltd.

Ilkka Leppihalme

Partner Ilkka Leppihalme has more than a quarter of a century of experience in competition law – including also in Brussels. He has been involved in various landmark competition cases, including the largest cartel cases in Finland and many ‘first-ever’ situations. He possesses significant experience in both national and multijurisdictional merger control procedures across a wide range of industries as well as in foreign direct investment (FDI) control. Leppihalme has represented clients in numerous significant competition law related damages cases. He defended two companies in the precedent-setting asphalt cartel damages cases until the end of the hearing in the Helsinki Court of Appeal – all of the claims against both companies were dismissed. Leppihalme has been a Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network – a network of more than 130 competition authorities – since 2010. He was one of the few members of the Competition Law Expert Group of the Finnish Bar Association in 2010-2024. He is a regular chairman and speaker at competition law conferences and seminars, including being chairman of Finland’s biggest annual commercial competition law conference annually since 2009. Leppihalme is listed as a leading competition law expert in all major international ranking publications, including e.g. being again ranked in ‘Band 1’ by Chambers Europe in 2026, being again ranked in ‘Hall of Fame’ by The Legal 500 EMEA in 2026, being again the only Finnish competition lawyer ranked as ‘Global Elite Thought Leader’ in Lexology Index – Competition 2026, and being again the only Finnish competition lawyer Lexology Index awarded the ‘Client Choice’ award in the Lexology Index Client Choice 2026 report.

Dittmar & Indrenius

Ilkka Liljeroos

DLA Piper Finland Attorneys Ltd

Ilkka Perheentupa

Managing Partner

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Ilkka Toropainen

Ilkka Toropainen specialises in M&A transactions and company law. Ilkka has experience in a variety of M&A and corporate law assignments. He has assisted clients in especially in M&A transactions in the energy sector.

Lieke Attorneys Ltd.

Ilmari Koch

Counsel

Lexia Attorneys Ltd

Ilona Karppinen

Partner

Castrén & Snellman

Imade Okungbowa

Associate

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Ismo Hentula

Partner Ismo Hentula is our expert in corporate and contract law with over 25 years of experience as an attorney. He has broad experience in assisting both domestic and international clients in regulatory and contentious corporate and contract law matters. Ismo counts the largest power production and energy services companies in Finland among his clients and his reputation as an expert in energy matters has led him to advising on some of the largest transactions in the energy sector in the last ten years. In addition, Ismo has advised local and national power production companies on joint ventures relating to the establishment and financing of power production facilities both in Finland and abroad. Ismo is praised for his excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to find effective and practical solutions for clients.

Procopé & Hornborg

Jaakko Hietala

Jaakko Hietala is a partner in Bird & Bird's Helsinki office. He is also the Head of the Finnish Real Estate Group as well as the Head of the Nordic Real Estate and Infrastructure Group. He is actively involved in client work with a strategic, pragmatic and business oriented approach. Jaakko specializes in corporate, M&A, real estate and infrastructure matters. He also has considerable experience in sports and entertainment law, where his clients include Finland's leading organisers of concerts and motorsports events. The business environment for his clients is increasingly complex and the clients appreciate his long experience in a wide array of matters - his approach is strategic but always also pragmatic. Jaakko is business oriented and holds various positions of trust, which provides him with insight into the strategic thinking behind the key areas of his expertise and the latest trends in the business environment of his clients. You will find Jaakko listed in international directories including Chambers and Partners and Best Lawyers.

Bird & Bird

Jaakko Huhtala

Partner

Waselius

Jaakko Kuusimäki

Partner

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Jaakko Laitinen

Senior Associate Jaakko Laitinen is a member of Roschier’s Corporate Advisory, Public M&A and Equity Capital Markets practices. He has experience in advising clients in various capital markets transactions, including IPOs, public tender offers and listed company mergers, and also advises on issues related to Finnish corporate and securities law as well as corporate governance matters. In addition, he has experience in advising clients in financial regulatory matters concerning investment services and investment funds. He joined the firm in 2018.

Roschier

Jaakko Lindgren

Partner

Dottir Attorneys Ltd.

Jaana Koukkari

Counsel

Lexia Attorneys Ltd

Jan Johanson

Partner

Krogerus