Finland: Corporate/Commercial Law

Navigating M&A negotiations requires more than just legal expertise—it demands strategic foresight and an understanding of how transaction terms interconnect. This article explores the critical stages where deals often falter, from the initial term sheet to final documentation, and reveals how parties can avoid common pitfalls that derail negotiations and erode trust between buyers and sellers.

Warranty and Indemnity insurance has become a standard feature in Finnish M&A transactions, yet many parties misunderstand its actual scope of protection. This examination reveals five critical coverage gaps that frequently catch buyers and sellers off guard, from the treatment of known risks to the challenges of proving losses. Understanding these limitations and how to address them through proper deal structuring can mean the difference between effective risk transfer and unexpected liability exposure.

When buyers and sellers cannot agree on a company's value during M&A negotiations, earn-out clauses offer a practical solution by linking part of the purchase price to future performance. This comprehensive guide examines how to structure effective earn-out arrangements that protect both parties' interests while minimizing the risk of post-transaction disputes.

Internal investigations are a key part of companies’ risk management, compliance activities, and responsible leadership. When suspicions of misconduct, harassment, or non-compliance arise within an organisation, an internal investigation is often essential.

A Finnish CEO has been convicted and sentenced to nearly four years in prison for orchestrating the illegal export of 135 trucks to Russia by falsely declaring them as transit goods. The case resulted in significant financial penalties against his company, including confiscation of profits and property obtained from the sanctioned exports.

The European Union’s 20th Russia sanctions package entered into force on 24 April 2026. For businesses, its significance extends well beyond the new listings and export codes.

Navigating M&A negotiations requires more than just legal expertise—it demands strategic foresight and an understanding of how transaction terms interconnect. This article explores the critical stages where deals often falter, from the initial term sheet to final documentation, and reveals how parties can avoid common pitfalls that derail negotiations and erode trust between buyers and sellers.

Internal investigations are a key part of companies’ risk management, compliance activities, and responsible leadership. When suspicions of misconduct, harassment, or non-compliance arise within an organisation, an internal investigation is often essential.

Despite hosting over 40,000 VC-backed tech startups and creating more of them than any other region globally, the EU had only 331 unicorns, as compared to 1,963 in the US as of 2025. The numbers highlight a structural challenge: European companies have been struggling to scale up and compete globally for some time, and a growing number of European high-growth startups are relocating their headquarters outside the EU, primarily to the US.

Castrén & Snellman's 2025 sustainability report reveals how the firm is helping clients navigate evolving ESG regulations while strengthening its own sustainability practices through carbon partnerships and strategic...

In this blog, we will delve into the relationship between privacy and corporate sustainability and ESG, and the rapidly developing regulatory landscape and stakeholder expectations around them

There is a great deal of similarity in the work that lawyers and journalists do, and lawyers can also benefit from the skills of a journalist.