FINLAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Tarja Pirinen, Marius af Schultén, Fiiu Linninen and Konsta Peussa, Castrén & Snellman
Castrén & Snellman is based in Helsinki and advises Finnish and international clients in environmental and mining law, transactions, financing, dispute resolu - tion and the full scope of business law. Its goal is to help clients shape their market and build their own sustainable success stories. Castrén & Snellman’s Environment, Energy and Green Transition team is one of the largest environmental and mining law practices among Finnish law firms, with twelve law -
yers. The team is involved in several exploration and mining projects in Finland, advising domestic and international industrial, exploration and mining com - panies, investors, funds, and financial institutions on their investments in the country across all phases of mining projects. Its recent work includes joint venture and financing arrangements, environmental and min - ing permit processes, and appeal procedures.
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Tarja Pirinen is a partner at Castrén & Snellman and head of the mining practice. She advises clients on mining, industrial, and infrastructure projects throughout all phases of the project lifecycle. Her expertise covers
Fiiu Linninen is a senior associate within Castrén & Snellman’s Environment, Energy & Green Transition team. She advises clients on legal questions related to the environment, natural resources and
permitting, agreements related to the acquisition of rights, administrative court proceedings, contractual matters and issues related to nature conservation and environmental liabilities. She also advises clients on transactions and financing arrangements within the mining sector and regularly supports clients with the legal matters related to exploration and mining operations. With over 25 years of experience in legal work in the mining sector, Tarja has advised domestic and international operators on multiple mining projects in Finland.
infrastructure in matters such as project planning and development, authority negotiations and procedures, administrative proceedings, business transactions and financial arrangements. Her core expertise includes matters related to environmental and other permits, EIA processes, land use, environmental liability and nature conservation. Fiiu’s areas of expertise also include mining law and other legal issues relating to mineral exploration and mining operations.
Konsta Peussa is an associate in Castrén & Snellman’s Environment, Energy & Green Transition team. He advises clients in matters related to the mining, environment and energy. He is particularly interested in mining
Marius af Schultén is a partner at Castrén & Snellman and head of the Environment, Energy & Green Transition team. He advices domestic and international industrial, infrastructure and energy project
and renewable energy projects and environmental permitting procedures, for example in the mining sector.
developers, investors and financial institutions on their investments in Finland. His practice involves providing advice on project development, M&A transactions involving project companies or project assets, various types of co-operation agreements between developers, and administrative court proceedings related to various permits and land use plans. Marius’ key focus sector is renewable energy, notably wind power, solar, battery storage, and hydrogen projects. He also advises on various data centre, mining, forestry and chemicals projects.
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