Joakim Frände
Joakim Frände
Joakim specialises in domestic and international taxation of individuals. Joakim has advised customers especially on matters relating to relocation and cross-border taxation of individuals, as well as employer obligations and social security contributions in assignment setups. He has gained experience in the implementation of key person remuneration such as bonus programmes, share awards, options, and RSUs. Furthermore, Joakim is familiar with tax litigations and advises customers on tax pre-rulings, correction claims, complaints to boards of corrections and administrative courts, tax inspections, etc.
Joakim has worked at the University of Helsinki as a doctoral student and lecturer in fiscal law, with special focus on international taxation of individuals. He graduated as a Master of Laws in 2005 from the University of Helsinki and as a Doctor of Laws in 2013 with a published doctoral dissertation concerning situations of dual residence in the taxation of individuals. As a lecturer, Joakim taught several courses mainly in tax law. Joakim has also co-published two tax law books intended for teaching purposes.
Provides excellent tax advice with a deep understanding of international matters.
Tax | Legal 500, 2023
References
Parties:
Applied Materials Inc. (buyer), Picosun Oy (target)
Transaction:
The acquisition of Picosun Oy, an innovator in atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology, primarily for specialty semiconductors.
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Finnish counsel to Applied Materials Inc.
![Sofia Saarelainen](/media/6157/saarelainen_sofia_colour.jpg?crop=0.53365094018864612,0.25376790167045526,0.18210199544970393,0.41523048745503788&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133113268988370000)
Sofia Saarelainen
![Heidi Haanpää](/media/5876/haanpaeae_heidi_colour.jpg?crop=0.26039339892646746,0.089859452480854446,0.36052916322677248,0.52502860831548359&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133080607519100000)
Heidi Haanpää
![Juha Lindström](/media/5903/lindstroem_juha_colour.jpg?crop=0.39608473691252766,0.12528998569269176,0.18631520733740412,0.45034070792883618&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374670030000)
Juha Lindström
![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
![Anniina Somppi](/media/5946/jaatinen_anniina_colour.jpg?crop=0.62997449874036626,0.22050444843756817,0.087019114722887342,0.49188105360038642&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133149697595000000)
Anniina Somppi
![Janne Veneranta](/media/6040/veneranta_janne_colour.jpg?crop=0.42606780068802236,0.14470591773252847,0.13406614561994065,0.40833341480620811&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133094287522400000)
Janne Veneranta
![Oliver Vesterlund](/media/6037/vesterlund_oliver_colour.jpg?center=0.34239130434782611,0.46467391304347827&mode=crop&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081481366330000)
Oliver Vesterlund
![Oona Eerola](/media/6158/eerola_oona_colour_extended.jpg?crop=0.056094029247165944,0.27223955248326426,0.53950715525000981,0.36361837094676441&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133113268670900000)
Oona Eerola
![Joakim Frände](/media/5912/fraende_joakim_colour.jpg?crop=0.1870541260278682,0.2027932787698413,0.44763876733317987,0.426007564484127&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133318236505030000)
Joakim Frände
![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
![Rauli Elenius](/media/5893/elenius_rauli_colour.jpg?crop=0.20663304257282411,0.21573212867848632,0.486865224264784,0.4486845315961161&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374667700000)
Rauli Elenius
![Jon Termonen](/media/6060/termonen_jon_colour.jpg?crop=0.50496566728679648,0.23422604045672737,0.21197735020288985,0.47812794494729161&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133128902618100000)
Jon Termonen
Parties
Angel Pond Holdings Corporation, MariaDB Corporation Ab
Transaction
Combination of Angel Pond Holdings Corporation and MariaDB Corporation Ab by way of a domestication merger and cross-border merger, and related transactions
Deal Value
USD 672 million (implied enterprise value of the combined company)
Role
Finnish counsel to Angel Pond Holdings Corporation
![Tuire Kuronen](/media/5897/kuronen_tuire_colour.jpg?crop=0.30115730610123004,0.12585397628336889,0.15673958377435712,0.32340435827383723&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374668170000)
Tuire Kuronen
![Agda Vähä-Piikkiö](/media/6031/vaha-piikkio_agda_colour.jpg?crop=0.29992674016718168,0,0.1399402734205604,0.43083261058109268&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081396661100000)
Agda Vähä-Piikkiö
![Heidi Haanpää](/media/5876/haanpaeae_heidi_colour.jpg?crop=0.26039339892646746,0.089859452480854446,0.36052916322677248,0.52502860831548359&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133080607519100000)
Heidi Haanpää
![Susanna Purovirta](/media/6124/purovirta_susanna_colour.jpg?crop=0.21819744136636343,0.20280993704307412,0.5600167480537579,0.57184568846462125&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133160142484130000)
Susanna Purovirta
![Oliver Vesterlund](/media/6037/vesterlund_oliver_colour.jpg?center=0.34239130434782611,0.46467391304347827&mode=crop&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081481366330000)
Oliver Vesterlund
![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
![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
![Joakim Frände](/media/5912/fraende_joakim_colour.jpg?crop=0.1870541260278682,0.2027932787698413,0.44763876733317987,0.426007564484127&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133318236505030000)
Joakim Frände
![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
![Risto Ojakoski](/media/6071/ojakoski_risto_colour_new.jpg?crop=0.61962011371812631,0.27395432106515921,0.18377174579526284,0.52628140078305985&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133096132850100000)
Risto Ojakoski
![Hanna Lindberg](/media/spzdbk0n/lindberg_hanna_colour_new.jpg?crop=0.24824117187923,0.21457083329856275,0.50597916064202786,0.53557311703231425&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133432227956470000)
Hanna Lindberg
Parties
Staffbase GmbH, Valo Solutions Oy
Transaction
Staffbase’s acquisition of Valo Solutions, the Finnish-based leading provider of intranets and workplace solutions.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Staffbase GmbH
![Heidi Haanpää](/media/5876/haanpaeae_heidi_colour.jpg?crop=0.26039339892646746,0.089859452480854446,0.36052916322677248,0.52502860831548359&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133080607519100000)
Heidi Haanpää
![Satu Kokko](/media/5966/kokko_satu_colour.jpg?crop=0.30873095958867908,0.17478737206285136,0.3188698284561049,0.44680697707942918&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133244614490370000)
Satu Kokko
![Sofia Saarelainen](/media/6157/saarelainen_sofia_colour.jpg?crop=0.53365094018864612,0.25376790167045526,0.18210199544970393,0.41523048745503788&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133113268988370000)
Sofia Saarelainen
![Anna Mäkinen](/media/6021/maekinen_anna_colour.jpg?crop=0.14929340209459505,0.2489415085463384,0.52145125135618686,0.33942292614081859&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133160142943130000)
Anna Mäkinen
![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
![Ingrid Remmelgas](/media/6111/remmelgas_ingrid_colour.jpg?crop=0.37963440490516304,0.18480316314251333,0.17626497048879716,0.36393329895134946&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133229229306000000)
Ingrid Remmelgas
![Joakim Frände](/media/5912/fraende_joakim_colour.jpg?crop=0.1870541260278682,0.2027932787698413,0.44763876733317987,0.426007564484127&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133318236505030000)
Joakim Frände
![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
Parties
Vungle, Inc. (Buyer), GameRefinery Oy (Target)
Transaction
Vungle, Inc.’s acquisition of GameRefinery Oy
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vungle, Inc.
![Heidi Haanpää](/media/5876/haanpaeae_heidi_colour.jpg?crop=0.26039339892646746,0.089859452480854446,0.36052916322677248,0.52502860831548359&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133080607519100000)
Heidi Haanpää
![Riikka Kuha](/media/5971/kuha_riikka_colour.jpg?crop=0.35667739431320689,0.11497517888785168,0.17736622831311666,0.41159761392687672&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133135061678070000)
Riikka Kuha
![Agda Vähä-Piikkiö](/media/6031/vaha-piikkio_agda_colour.jpg?crop=0.29992674016718168,0,0.1399402734205604,0.43083261058109268&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081396661100000)
Agda Vähä-Piikkiö
![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
![Heidi Kärki](/media/5974/kaerki_heidi_colour1.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=310&height=210&rnd=133081374699130000)
Heidi Kärki
![Jenni Parviainen](/media/6075/parviainen_jenni_colour.jpg?crop=0.2268933196245283,0.0941501380868691,0.30931485456147612,0.43509917147878541&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133229228738730000)
Jenni Parviainen
![Joakim Frände](/media/5912/fraende_joakim_colour.jpg?crop=0.1870541260278682,0.2027932787698413,0.44763876733317987,0.426007564484127&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133318236505030000)
Joakim Frände
![Hanna Lindberg](/media/spzdbk0n/lindberg_hanna_colour_new.jpg?crop=0.24824117187923,0.21457083329856275,0.50597916064202786,0.53557311703231425&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133432227956470000)
Hanna Lindberg
Parties
Amazon (Buyer), Umbra (Target)
Transaction
The acquisition of Umbra by Amazon.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Umbra
![Emmi Kantola](/media/vu4p0q4y/kantola_emmi_colour.jpg?crop=0.31309610289602874,0.30463343060835119,0.38828203416960838,0.39185234624126664&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133525451228100000)
Emmi Kantola
![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
![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
![Jenni Parviainen](/media/6075/parviainen_jenni_colour.jpg?crop=0.2268933196245283,0.0941501380868691,0.30931485456147612,0.43509917147878541&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133229228738730000)
Jenni Parviainen
![Joakim Frände](/media/5912/fraende_joakim_colour.jpg?crop=0.1870541260278682,0.2027932787698413,0.44763876733317987,0.426007564484127&cropmode=percentage&width=310&height=210&rnd=133318236505030000)
Joakim Frände
![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
Rankings
- "Joakim Frande is great in taxation of individuals.", Tax, Legal 500, 2024
- "Joakim Frände provides excellent tax advice with a deep understanding of international matters.", Tax, Legal 500, 2023
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of Juridiska Föreningen i Finland
Publications
- Co-author of the Finland Chapter in The Private Wealth & Private Client Review, 12th edition, 2023
- Co-author of the Finnish Chapter in Lexology In-Depth: Executive Remuneration (formerly The Executive Remuneration Review), 12th Edition, 2023
- Co-author of the Finland Chapter in The Private Wealth & Private Client Review, 11th edition, 2022
- Co-author of the Finnish Chapter in The Executive Remuneration Review, 11th Edition, 2022
- Co-author of the Finland Chapter in The Private Wealth & Private Client Review, 10th edition, 2021
- Co-author of the Finnish Chapter in The Executive Remuneration Review, 10th Edition, 2021
- Tuloverotus. 8. uudistettu painos. Talentum Pro. Helsinki 2016. Authors: Andersson, Edward – Linnakangas, Esko – Frände, Joakim.
- Inledning till skatterätten. Åttonde upplagan. Forum Iuris. Helsingfors 2014. Authors: Andersson, Edward – Frände, Joakim.
- Doctoral thesis, Monograph: Dubbelboende vid beskattningen av fysiska personer. Monografi. Suomalainen Lakimiesyhdistys. Helsinki 2013.
- Several articles in different journals.
- Participation in updating the annually published book Elinkeinoverotus by KPMG.
Education and Professional Background
- Specialist Partner, Hannes Snellman, 2024-
- Counsel, Hannes Snellman, 2020–2024
- Tax & Legal Manager at KPMG, 2017–2020
- Research and Lecturer, 2013–2017
- Doctor of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2013
- Doctoral Student, University of Helsinki, 2005–2013
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2005