Employment
Europe Guide 2024 : Finland
Band 3
Email address
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+358 9 622 6670About
Provided by Bird & Bird
With a significant number of highly reputable employment law experts, we have one of the largest employment groups in Finland with two partners and six lawyers. In addition, the Finnish employment team is a truly integrated part of Bird & Bird's Nordic employment team.
We offer a comprehensive range of legal advice across the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment law; and offer ourselves as a one-stop-shop for “all things HR”, both domestically and as a gateway to international coverage – this is unique in comparison to our competitors.
Maisa Nikkola specializes in all areas of employment relations, boasting significant experience in a variety of mandates, including the employment aspects of transactions and the negotiation and termination of contracts. Teea Kemppinen, another key contact in the practice, co-leads the group with Nikkola. The team provides a wide-range of ancillary services to our clients including training, events & webinars, publishing quarterly newsletter Frontline on Nordic employment issues.
Chambers Review
Bird & Bird is experienced in a range of domestic and cross-border employment matters. The team advises on terminations of employment, reorganisations and contractual disputes and also assists with the employment aspects of M&A transactions. It acts for clients from the technology, manufacturing and financial sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"You can always rely on the team and its advice, even in the most complicated cases or situations."
"The lawyers are always very responsive and the service levels are impeccable."
"You can always rely on the team and its advice, even in the most complicated cases or situations."
"The lawyers are always very responsive and the service levels are impeccable."
Notable Practitioners
Maisa Nikkola assists clients with employment law agreements and terminations. She has further experience in lay-offs, working hour agreements and strikes.
"Maisa Nikkola is very client-oriented and possesses good commercial awareness of her client's business needs. She tackles the most sophisticated matters with ease and provides strategic, down-to-earth advice."
Teea Kemppinen assists clients with terminations, as well as with employment agreements relating to bonuses, non-competition and flexible work.
"She is effective and service-minded."