Hannes Snellman: Legal Separation Completed into Country-Specific Law Firms in Finland and Sweden

22 March 2024, 7:00 EET / 6:00 CET

Hannes Snellman Attorneys, a leading business law firm operating in Finland and Sweden, announced on 15 February 2024 the strategic reorganization and separation of the group’s operations and ownership into two independent country-specific firms.

The legal separation of the group into two country specific firms in Finland and Sweden, held by the partners in Helsinki and Stockholm, respectively, has now been completed. Transitional arrangements will continue during 2024. The firms will during a transition period continue operating under the same brand.

The separation will not impact the existing client relationships, assignments, or the firms’ operations in their respective areas of expertise. Cooperation between the two separate entities will also continue.

As previously announced, the reason behind the separation is the divergence of the business strategies of Hannes Snellman’s operations in Helsinki and Stockholm. The Helsinki and Stockholm operations are both well-known and strong players in their markets reporting growth in 2023, and the partners expect them to be even stronger as separate entities and focusing on their respective strategies and strengths.

For further information, please contact:

in Helsinki:

Riikka Rannikko, Managing Partner (Helsinki), Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, tel. +358 40 731 1611

Mikko Heinonen, Partner (Helsinki), Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, tel. +358 40 527 8818

in Stockholm:

Fredrik Olsson, Managing Partner (Stockholm), Hannes Snellman Advokatbyrå AB, tel. +46 76 000 00 06

Richard Åkerman, Chair of the Board (Stockholm), Hannes Snellman Advokatbyrå AB, tel. +46 76 000 00 05

Jenny Lundberg, Partner (Stockholm), Hannes Snellman Advokatbyrå AB, tel. +46 76 000 00 41