Annika Tiitola
Annika Tiitola
Annika works as an associate in the IP & Tech Team focusing on public procurement. She advises clients on all stages of public procurement procedures. Annika has gained extensive experience in supervising the compliance of public procurement procedures, such as contract amendments and direct awards, with the public procurement legislation.
Annika holds a master’s degree in laws. During her studies, Annika spent one semester studying data protection and intellectual property law at the Leibniz University of Hannover in Germany. Prior to joining Hannes Snellman, Annika worked as a specialist at the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority.
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Hannes Snellman successfully represented Kesko Oyj and several K-Citymarket stores in multiple administrative court proceedings where Regional State Administrative Agencies had introduced restricting conditions to the alcohol retail trade licences of the K-Citymarket stores.
Kesko and the K-Citymarket stores appealed the decisions of the Regional State Administrative Agencies, and in its first four decisions, the Administrative Court of Northern Finland ruled in favour of the appellants by revoking the conditions of the alcohol retail trade licences to a large extent and ordering the authorities to compensate for part of the legal costs incurred by the appellants.
The decisions of the Administrative Court of Northern Finland were appealed by the Regional State Administrative Agencies and the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health. On 19 June 2024, the Supreme Administrative Court handed down a precedent ruling (KHO:2024:90), where the Court ruled in favour of the K-Citymarket stores. The Supreme Administrative Court confirmed that the Alcohol Act does not require that only the licence holder or their staff could hand over alcoholic beverages to the customers. Neither does the Alcohol Act require that the payment for an alcoholic beverage could only be received by the holder of the alcohol retail trade licence or an entity legally authorised to process payments. Therefore, the Regional State Administrative Agency could not impose the conditions in the retail trade licence based on the grounds it had asserted. The Supreme Administrative Court held that there was no reason to change the outcome of the decision of the Administrative Court of Northern Finland.
In the three other cases, the Supreme Administrative Court rejected the authorities’ applications for leave to appeal, wherefore the outcome of the decisions of the Administrative Court of Northern Finland was not changed in these cases either.
The Supreme Administrative Court ordered the Regional State Administrative Agencies and the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health to compensate EUR 15,000 of the legal costs incurred by the K-Citymarket stores in each decision.
![Vilhelm Schröder](/media/ktvbvch4/schroeder_vilhelm_color.jpg?crop=0.34730013355438882,0.18953930939214492,0.27663563138988673,0.4282353470379201&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133443366504470000)
Vilhelm Schröder
![Anna-Maria Tamminen](/media/5928/tamminen_anna-maria_colour_official.jpg?crop=0.25848027078436586,0.3371987904312318,0.51443979651037774,0.43213337125593893&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374680570000)
Anna-Maria Tamminen
![Annika Tiitola](/media/5981/juhola_annika_colour.jpg?crop=0.31936090662193256,0.34505458851297571,0.49964467501238868,0.47103172830899587&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133214458326670000)
Annika Tiitola
![Aleksiina Markkula](/media/6409/markkula_aleksiina_colour.jpg?crop=0.45354741320159186,0.44051049814738574,0.33374502538767675,0.34335117332235487&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133214456376530000)
Aleksiina Markkula
Counsel to Mölnlycke Health Care in public procurement.
![Outi Jousi](/media/5950/jousi_outi_colour.jpg?crop=0.09831297265852243,0.083769633507853353,0,0&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374688870000)
Outi Jousi
![Annika Tiitola](/media/5981/juhola_annika_colour.jpg?crop=0.31936090662193256,0.34505458851297571,0.49964467501238868,0.47103172830899587&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133214458326670000)
Annika Tiitola
Counsel to Siemens Mobility in public procurement.
![Outi Jousi](/media/5950/jousi_outi_colour.jpg?crop=0.09831297265852243,0.083769633507853353,0,0&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374688870000)
Outi Jousi
![Eeva Tiainen](/media/6410/tiainen_eeva_colour.jpg?crop=0.29638464458914476,0.20549932306105353,0.42603457044821208,0.51244278254142206&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133214456748970000)
Eeva Tiainen
![Annika Tiitola](/media/5981/juhola_annika_colour.jpg?crop=0.31936090662193256,0.34505458851297571,0.49964467501238868,0.47103172830899587&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133214458326670000)
Annika Tiitola
Counsel to Takeda in public procurement.
![Outi Jousi](/media/5950/jousi_outi_colour.jpg?crop=0.09831297265852243,0.083769633507853353,0,0&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374688870000)
Outi Jousi
![Annika Tiitola](/media/5981/juhola_annika_colour.jpg?crop=0.31936090662193256,0.34505458851297571,0.49964467501238868,0.47103172830899587&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133214458326670000)
Annika Tiitola
![Eeva Tiainen](/media/6410/tiainen_eeva_colour.jpg?crop=0.29638464458914476,0.20549932306105353,0.42603457044821208,0.51244278254142206&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133214456748970000)
Eeva Tiainen
Parties:
Gasgrid Finland Oy, Excelerate Energy
Transaction:
Gasgrid Finland Oy's chartering of an LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit from Excelerate Energy.
Deal Value:
EUR 460 million
Role:
Counsel to Gasgrid Finland Oy
![Rabbe Sittnikow](/media/6217/sittnikow_rabbe_colour_new.jpg?crop=0.19346750519782688,0.25279754012516048,0.53997726541850055,0.47634795259788187&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133113261739270000)
Rabbe Sittnikow
![Janna Pihanurmi](/media/ah4mbzim/pihanurmi_janna_colour_new.jpg?crop=0.50405791488977847,0.28599108367626896,0.20730437122265466,0.42071575543797762&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133518578206130000)
Janna Pihanurmi
![Santeri Jääskeläinen](/media/5954/jaeaeskelaeinen_santeri_colour.jpg?crop=0.4824874910650464,0.29230062289390379,0.25371864256782062,0.43965077095884819&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133243920868230000)
Santeri Jääskeläinen
![Heikki Majamaa](/media/6152/majamaa_heikki_colour.jpg?crop=0.26174824634669708,0.15773419717499876,0.25709449283502511,0.35334794102578349&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133094281461330000)
Heikki Majamaa
![Mikko Huimala](/media/5888/huimala_mikko_colour1.jpg?crop=0.3761952643470583,0.29505171429336557,0.2792224582975551,0.35480822968422548&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374666900000)
Mikko Huimala
![Päivi Tammilehto](/media/6065/tammilehto_paeivi_colour1.jpg?crop=0.2630129755724025,0.22327971880453587,0.453913495331554,0.48905929377857738&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133160141970800000)
Päivi Tammilehto
![Outi Jousi](/media/5950/jousi_outi_colour.jpg?crop=0.09831297265852243,0.083769633507853353,0,0&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374688870000)
Outi Jousi
![Annika Tiitola](/media/5981/juhola_annika_colour.jpg?crop=0.31936090662193256,0.34505458851297571,0.49964467501238868,0.47103172830899587&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133214458326670000)
Annika Tiitola
![Klaus Metsä-Simola](/media/yirfwmze/metsa-simola_klaus_color.jpg?crop=0.21561634739155255,0.15477345457576686,0.45410391863294791,0.43245743398753572&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133323248866570000)
Klaus Metsä-Simola
![Jesper Nevalainen](/media/5911/nevalainen_jesper_colour1.jpg?crop=0.21434100769049097,0.22257676418691136,0.39244280066533482,0.37789733987626661&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133591108821430000)
Jesper Nevalainen
![Lasse Riski](/media/6106/riski_lasse_colour.jpg?crop=0.39672711543103639,0.27849181781414367,0.38893674726667993,0.50373137230501086&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133149696913170000)
Lasse Riski
![Anniina Hämäläinen](/media/5945/haemaelaeinen_anniina_colour.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374687000000)
Anniina Hämäläinen
![Johanna Haltia-Tapio](/media/5921/haltia-tapio_johanna_colour.jpg?crop=0.43267791038449038,0.13865125766249359,0.0817380706730277,0.36784420209573526&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133095267667900000)
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
![Anna Nyberg](/media/6030/nyberg_anna_colour.jpg?crop=0.081770081770081771,0.082972582972582976,0.17267917267917271,0.15945165945165943&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081401373400000)
Anna Nyberg
Parties
Basware Corporation (target), a consortium consisting of Accel-KKR, Long Path Partners, and Briarwood Chase Management (buyer)
Transaction
Counsel to the offeror consortium of Accel-KKR, Long Path Partners, and Briarwood Chase Management in the tender offer for all outstanding securities in Basware Corporation.
Deal Value
EUR 620 million
Role
Counsel to the consortium
![Klaus Ilmonen](/media/5890/ilmonen_klaus_colour1.jpg?crop=0.36362380209364037,0,0.15521893708808182,0.5110821382007823&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374667200000)
Klaus Ilmonen
![Tommi Kovero](/media/6149/kovero_tommi_colour_v2.jpg?crop=0.22578004823769396,0.19099754468204505,0.4424917548655698,0.4719238036325617&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133095265628930000)
Tommi Kovero
![Aki Salmela](/media/6216/salmela_aki_colour_new.jpg?crop=0.55823295982794907,0.21917155534379593,0.19561551056840351,0.530686995622524&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133113262102630000)
Aki Salmela
![Robert Gordin](/media/oqeiaoyx/gordin_robert_colour_new.jpg?crop=0.36784825743059069,0.16168501687233677,0.26943837265488713,0.46957437375304811&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133534172275770000)
Robert Gordin
![Joonas Vartia](/media/6043/vartia_joonas_colour.jpg?crop=0.23586424711239679,0.31631687636946182,0.53633389671177223,0.452224859413214&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133095266776100000)
Joonas Vartia
![Linnea Lehtonen](/media/5987/lehtonen_linnea_colour.jpg?crop=0.15701354291299055,0.02003970687783093,0.26224275682742432,0.38984975898742913&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133624909341630000)
Linnea Lehtonen
![Roope Sevón](/media/6091/sevon_roope_colour.jpg?crop=0.28937793708296777,0.25778344124535063,0.38451542111033993,0.41085013240268786&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133640381619870000)
Roope Sevón
![Heikki Vesikansa](/media/5933/vesikansa_heikki_colour.jpg?crop=0.44606659415217081,0.22248861137686443,0.17415710633908948,0.39160966492877108&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374684030000)
Heikki Vesikansa
![Harri Vehviläinen](/media/6041/vehvilainen_harri_colour.jpg?crop=0.24145574979662177,0.097420247719941164,0.17198907433262115,0.30650862240630844&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133323242980300000)
Harri Vehviläinen
![Sofia Ropo](/media/5867/ampuja_sofia_colour.jpg?crop=0.063525749977756618,0.32030294982799,0.51747462250938059,0.25397793964113718&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374662200000)
Sofia Ropo
![Mikko Huimala](/media/5888/huimala_mikko_colour1.jpg?crop=0.3761952643470583,0.29505171429336557,0.2792224582975551,0.35480822968422548&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374666900000)
Mikko Huimala
![Markus Bremer](/media/5869/bremer_markus_colour.jpg?crop=0.21351733411193696,0,0.059682858201420996,0.26133845472004774&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374662370000)
Markus Bremer
![Pauliina Sutinen](/media/6079/sutinen_pauliina_colour.jpg?crop=0.29856834408833838,0.18128364288831778,0.22528813017383403,0.33484877875305108&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133368202498900000)
Pauliina Sutinen
![Johanna Haltia-Tapio](/media/5921/haltia-tapio_johanna_colour.jpg?crop=0.43267791038449038,0.13865125766249359,0.0817380706730277,0.36784420209573526&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133095267667900000)
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
![Anna Nyberg](/media/6030/nyberg_anna_colour.jpg?crop=0.081770081770081771,0.082972582972582976,0.17267917267917271,0.15945165945165943&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081401373400000)
Anna Nyberg
![Outi Jousi](/media/5950/jousi_outi_colour.jpg?crop=0.09831297265852243,0.083769633507853353,0,0&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374688870000)
Outi Jousi
![Annika Tiitola](/media/5981/juhola_annika_colour.jpg?crop=0.31936090662193256,0.34505458851297571,0.49964467501238868,0.47103172830899587&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133214458326670000)
Annika Tiitola
![Axel Hård af Segerstad](/media/5944/hard_axel_colour.jpg?crop=0.22648940763076186,0.246862906408727,0.53055626778226039,0.50626415086579568&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133095267990970000)
Axel Hård af Segerstad
Counsel to a Finnish listed company in multiple parallel regulatory proceedings pending before different administrative courts in Finland.
![Anna-Maria Tamminen](/media/5928/tamminen_anna-maria_colour_official.jpg?crop=0.25848027078436586,0.3371987904312318,0.51443979651037774,0.43213337125593893&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374680570000)
Anna-Maria Tamminen
![Vilhelm Schröder](/media/ktvbvch4/schroeder_vilhelm_color.jpg?crop=0.34730013355438882,0.18953930939214492,0.27663563138988673,0.4282353470379201&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133443366504470000)
Vilhelm Schröder
![Annika Tiitola](/media/5981/juhola_annika_colour.jpg?crop=0.31936090662193256,0.34505458851297571,0.49964467501238868,0.47103172830899587&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133214458326670000)
Annika Tiitola
![Aleksiina Markkula](/media/6409/markkula_aleksiina_colour.jpg?crop=0.45354741320159186,0.44051049814738574,0.33374502538767675,0.34335117332235487&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133214456376530000)
Aleksiina Markkula
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Public Procurement Association
Education and Professional Background
- Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2021–
- Master of Laws, University of Lapland, 2021
- Specialist, Supervision of Public Procurement, Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority, 2020–2021
- Associate Trainee, Competition & Procurement, Hannes Snellman, 2020
- Associate Trainee, Public Procurement, HPP Attorneys Ltd, 2020
- Trainee, Supervision of Public Procurement, Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority, 2019
- Legal studies, Leibniz University of Hannover, 2018