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Partner, Head of Helsinki Office: Johanna Flythström
Quick facts
# Partners

28

# Total number of lawyers

185

# Practitioners (worldwide

355

Languages

Finnish, Swedish, English, French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Italian

Network memberships

Lex Mundi

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Banking
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Project development
Firm overview

Roschier is one of the leading law firms in the Nordic region. The firm is well known for its excellent track record of advising on demanding international business law assignments and large-scale transactions. Roschier’s offices are located in Helsinki and Stockholm. The firm’s clients include leading domestic and international corporations, financial service and insurance institutions, investors, and growth and other private companies with international operations, as well as governmental authorities.

Key practice areas
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Capital markets: High yield
  • Competition
  • Covered bonds
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • PPP/PFI
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation
Sector expertise
  • Accounting
  • Automotive
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Food and beverage
  • Forestry
  • Gaming
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharm and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Social infrastructure
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Transport
  • Utilities
  • Tourism
Other offices

Brunkebergstorg 2
PO Box 7358
Stockholm, 10390
Sweden
T: +46 8 5531 9000
E: firstname.lastname@roschier.com
W: www.roschier.com

Address:
Kasarmikatu 21 A
Helsinki, 00130
Tel:+358 20 506 6000 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.roschier.com
Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 1
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Borenius
10 practice areas
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Castrén & Snellman
9 practice areas
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Hannes Snellman
9 practice areas
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Krogerus
9 practice areas
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Roschier
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Avance
9 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Dittmar & Indrenius
9 practice areas
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HPP Attorneys
5 practice areas
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Waselius
9 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper Finland
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Dottir Attorneys
7 practice areas
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Merilampi Attorneys
6 practice areas
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Notable

EY Law Finland
4 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
5 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
11 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Borenius
10 practice areas
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Castrén & Snellman
9 practice areas
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Krogerus
9 practice areas
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Roschier
9 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Hannes Snellman
9 practice areas
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Waselius
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper Finland
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Avance
9 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Dittmar & Indrenius
9 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 1
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Borenius
10 practice areas
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Castrén & Snellman
9 practice areas
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Krogerus
9 practice areas
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Roschier
9 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Avance
9 practice areas
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Hannes Snellman
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Dittmar & Indrenius
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

DLA Piper Finland
9 practice areas
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Notable

Dottir Attorneys
7 practice areas
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EY Law Finland
4 practice areas
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Merilampi Attorneys
6 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Avance
9 practice areas
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Krogerus
9 practice areas
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Roschier
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Borenius
10 practice areas
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Castrén & Snellman
9 practice areas
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Dittmar & Indrenius
9 practice areas
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Hannes Snellman
9 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper Finland
9 practice areas
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Dottir Attorneys
7 practice areas
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PwC Legal
2 practice areas
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Waselius
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

EY Law Finland
4 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
5 practice areas
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HPP Attorneys
5 practice areas
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KallioLaw
6 practice areas
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Notable

Avail Attorneys
1 practice area
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Merilampi Attorneys
6 practice areas
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Wiidare
1 practice area
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Project development
Tier 1
14 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Borenius
10 practice areas
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Krogerus
9 practice areas
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Roschier
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Avance
9 practice areas
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Castrén & Snellman
9 practice areas
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HPP Attorneys
5 practice areas
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Hannes Snellman
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Dittmar & Indrenius
9 practice areas
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Waselius
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

DLA Piper Finland
9 practice areas
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Notable

KallioLaw
6 practice areas
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Kivioja Attorneys at Law
1 practice area
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Lieke Attorneys
1 practice area
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Roschier an independent Nordic law firm with offices in Finland and Sweden and is led by managing partner Mikko Manner. Founded in 1936, the firm has an excellent reputation for advising high-profile clients on corporate law issues.   

  

Highlights 

The firm regularly acts on high value banking and finance transactions in the market. For instance, the firm advised as lead advisor to the City of Stockholm with respect to the $685 million revolving credit facility and $160 million accordiooption arranged by a syndicate of banks. 

 A notable highlight of the firm’s M&A work during the research period includes representing Freya Investissement in the SEK 13 billion acquisition of Kinnevik’s entire shareholding in Tele2. The significant large scale transaction is reflective of the firm’s capabilities leading on large scale complex acquisitions across multiple jurisdictions 

Another significant highlight the firm is currently advising on is the firm’s role providing ongoing legal support to Kemijoki in the development and permitting of hydropower projects. The client intends to build an estimated several 200 – 600 MW pumped storage plants in the Keijoki area with a potential investment of €2 - 3 billion.  

Testimonials 

“Proactive in thinking few steps ahead to mitigate unpleasant surprises and smoothen the process.” - Bank Lending  

 

“Very professional advisory with a good response time. Good remarks when reviewing the drafted terms.” - Bank lending  

 

“Wide team with solid experience and professionalism.” - Bank lending  

 

Roschier offers top-level advisory in several areas of finance, including SFA, security and regulatory advisory.” - Banking and finance  

 

“Proactiveness, sound advisory and the leading individuals in their respective fields of advisory, like Antti Ihamuotila.” - Capital markets equity  

 

“I like their hands on approach, their pragmatic, solution-oriented way of working and their substantial experience, which means that they most likely have seen a specific situation or advised on a similar transaction before.” - Capital markets High yield  

 

“Very professional team, proactive, always available and great hands on support.” - M&A 

 

“They are very skilled and professional and most importantly commercial - bringing their own proposal to solve issues in a market practice manner. They are also skilled in communication and socially which ensures that you can let them represent your company.” - M&A 

 

“Superb quality and service” - M&A 

 

Roschier's contribution is characterized by extremely solution-oriented teamwork and a high level of professionalism.” - M&A 

 

“Attention to detail and ownership of the project” - M&A 

 

“Strategic advice, diligent, and managed various international stakeholders. In addition to the transaction documents, the deal required different lead time items, which they organized and executed well.” - Private Equity  

 

“Professional and relevant” - Project Development  

 

“They are able to work on a tight timeline, the quality of the work is good and they are solution-oriented.” - Project finance 

 

 

Key clients 

Nordea Bank, Nokia, Blackstone, SEB, CapMan Growth, Apollo Funds, Corten Capital, Prime Capital, Finnish Minerals Group,  

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Akita Bank Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
BNP Paribas, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Crédit Agricole, Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale-Helaba, Groupe BPCE, JP Morgan Chase, Nordea, Nykredit, UniCredit
Underwriter
Akita Bank Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
Nykredit, BNP Paribas, Groupe BPCE, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, UniCredit, JP Morgan Chase, Crédit Agricole, Nordea
Underwriter
Akita Bank Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Crédit Agricole, Nykredit, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UniCredit, Groupe BPCE, Nordea, JP Morgan Chase, BNP Paribas, Danske Bank Corporate Finance
Underwriter
Nordea Bank Finland Oyj - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
Underwriter
Akita Bank Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
Nordea, Crédit Agricole, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UniCredit, Groupe BPCE, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, BNP Paribas, Nykredit, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
Kojamo - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
Kojamo
Issuer
Nordea - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Citigroup, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Société Générale, Groupe BPCE, Goldman Sachs, Nordea, Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, UBS, JP Morgan Chase, UniCredit
Underwriter
Akita Bank Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UniCredit, BNP Paribas, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, JP Morgan Chase, Groupe BPCE, Crédit Agricole, Nordea, Nykredit
Underwriter
Nordea - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
HSBC, Nordea, Credit Suisse, Groupe BPCE
Underwriter
Akzo Nobel NV - M&A
2021-01-18
Roschier
Finland
M&A
Akzo Nobel NV
Buyer
Ahlstrom Capital Oy - M&A
2021-08-26
Roschier
Finland
M&A
Jaakko Huhtala, Jan-Anders Wik, Pinja Lindholm
Ahlstrom Capital Oy
Seller
Aidian Oy - M&A
2022-02-18
Roschier
Finland
M&A
Aidian Oy
Target
Wolt Enterprises Oy - M&A
2021-11-09
Roschier
Finland
M&A
Jouni Salmi, Tero Jormanainen
Wolt Enterprises Oy
Target
Akita Bank Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Groupe BPCE, JP Morgan Chase, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Nordea, Nykredit, Swedbank, UniCredit
Underwriter
Akita Bank Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Groupe BPCE, JP Morgan Chase, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Nordea, Nykredit, UniCredit
Underwriter
Nordea - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
Underwriter
Akita Bank Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Groupe BPCE, JP Morgan Chase, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Nordea, Nykredit, UniCredit
Underwriter
Akita Bank Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Groupe BPCE, JP Morgan Chase, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Nordea, Nykredit, UniCredit
Underwriter
Nordea - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Groupe BPCE, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Nordea, Royal Bank of Canada, Société Générale, UBS, UniCredit
Underwriter
Akita Bank Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Roschier
Finland
Bond issue
ABN AMRO Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Groupe BPCE, JP Morgan Chase, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Nordea, Nykredit, UniCredit
Underwriter
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