Maria Landtman
Maria Landtman
Maria heads the firm’s Projects and Construction practice, a multi-disciplinary group of experienced lawyers within the fields of project finance, construction, real estate, environment, procurement, state aid, tax and structuring, M&A and dispute resolution. She also has an active role in our Energy and Infrastructure practice.
Maria specialises in complex projects particularly within the energy, infrastructure and commodities sectors, advising a wide range of actors in relation to e.g. the construction and operation of power plants and industrial facilities, the procurement of large industrial equipment and machinery, as well as the supply of commodities. Maria has extensive experience of project financed transactions.
Maria joined Hannes Snellman in 2017 from another leading Finnish law firm. She holds an LL.M. from University College London and worked on projects in the energy and commodities sectors at Clyde & Co LLP in London from 2006 to 2010.
Maria Landtman's ability to drive contract negotiations forward is very helpful.
Chambers Europe, 2023
References
Counsel to Schaeffler, a leading global supplier to the automotive and industrial sectors and one of the world’s largest family companies, in its investment in the Swedish green impact company H2 Green Steel.

Johanna Wärnberg

Nicolina Hultgren Farsani

Carl Tengblad

Emma Andersson

Jenny Lundberg

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Andreas Wingren

Rezan Akkurt

Sofia Granberg

Olof Östman

Maria Landtman

Emmi Nuutila

Jens Rönneholm
Hannes Snellman has been engaged by the Finnish state enterprise Metsähallitus in the Pyhäjoki-Raahe and Närpiö offshore wind power development projects. The envisaged nominal capacity of the projects is 3,000 MW.

Tapio Teräkivi

Maria Landtman

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Katja Heikkinen
Parties:
Exilion (Seller), DNA and Statkraft (Buyers), wind power from the Ii Palokangas wind farm (Target)
Transaction:
DNA and Statkraft's acquisition of wind power from the Ii Palokangas wind farm owned by Exilion.
Deal value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Exilion

Maria Landtman

Emmi Nuutila
Parties:
Myrsky Energia, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)
Transaction:
Counsel to Myrsky Energia in the formation of a joint venture with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) concerning the investment and development of 1.8 GW portfolio of onshore wind power in Finland.
Value:
EUR 2.3 billion
Role:
Counsel to Myrsky Energia

Tapio Teräkivi

Maria Landtman

Heidi Haanpää

Markus Bremer

Heikki Vesikansa

Katja Heikkinen

Harri Vehviläinen

Marjaana Martikainen

Janne Veneranta

Valerie Wårvik

Tero Pikkarainen

Alisa Ainonen

Isabella Kartila

Otto Koskinen

Salla Mäki

Liisa Veckman

Nora Mansikka
Parties
ib vogt, Helen
Transaction
ib vogt's disposal of 206 MWp solar PV project to Helen.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to ib vogt

Tapio Teräkivi

Maria Landtman

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Marjaana Martikainen

Alisa Ainonen

Julia Ranta
Parties:
Metsähallitus, Vattenfall
Transaction:
Counsel to the Finnish state enterprise Metsähallitus in the joint venture entered into with Vattenfall concerning Finland’s first large-scale offshore wind farm. Our assignment, commenced in 2021, entailed all legal aspects of the structured sales process followed by the creation of the joint venture and the contractual framework steering the development.
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Metsähallitus

Tapio Teräkivi

Maria Landtman

Tuire Kuronen

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Katja Heikkinen

Janne Veneranta

Emmi Nuutila

Julia Ranta

Salla Mäki

Vivi Jaatinen
Parties
Keliber Oy, Metso Outotec
Transaction
Counsel to Keliber in respect of the construction and supply contracts pertaining to the company’s lithium project in Central Ostrobothnia, Finland. The project is one of the most significant battery chemical projects in Europe. Keliber has now signed a contract with Metso Outotec to supply a concentrator plant in Kaustinen and a lithium hydroxide plant in Kokkola, which is one of the key deliveries in respect of the project.
Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Keliber Oy

Katja Perätalo

Maria Landtman

Emmi Nuutila

Kristina Leibssle

Janne Veneranta
Parties
State of Finland and its Defence Forces
Transaction
Counsel to the State of Finland and its Defence Forces in the project to procure a fighter aircraft system to replace its current fleet of 64 F/A-18 Hornet aircraft.
Deal value
EUR 10 billion
Role
Counsel to the State of Finland and its Defence Forces.

Rabbe Sittnikow

Maria Landtman

Katja Perätalo

Janna Pihanurmi

Emmi Nuutila

Jesper Nevalainen

Markus Manninen

Olli Mäkelä

Mikko Huimala

Antti Nyberg (Alanko)

Matias Moberg

Anni Ollus

Nora Mansikka

Jessica Riipi
The electricity to be sold by Exilion under the 10-year PPA will be produced in Exilion’s Ii Palokangas wind farm, which is under construction in Northern Ostrobothnia.

Maria Landtman

Emmi Nuutila
Counsel to OX2 in respect of the construction contracts for full grid and balance of plant (including transmission line, balance of plant works, substation, and transformers) in respect of the 145,2 MW Niinimäki wind farm in the municipality of Pieksämäki, Finland.

Maria Landtman

Katja Perätalo

Emmi Nuutila
Parties:
Exilion Wind, BayWa r.e. Nordic
Transaction:
Exilion Wind's and BayWa r.e. Nordic's wind power joint venture. Through the joint venture, the co-investors will invest and develop the Karhakkamaa wind farm project, which is envisaged to consist of 48 wind turbines with an installed capacity of approximately 350MW.
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Exilion Wind

Tapio Teräkivi

Katja Heikkinen

Maria Landtman

Ida Viitamäki

Alisa Ainonen

Päivi Tammilehto
Counsel to Exilion in the Construction and Financing of Isokangas and Palokangas Wind Farms. The projects will be constructed in Ii in northern Ostrobothnia, Finland, and will have an aggregate capacity of 100MW. The estimated yearly production of the two wind farms will be around 320,000 MWh. Our team advised Exilion in respect of negotiating turbine supply and services, balance of plant and financing agreements.

Maria Landtman

Katja Perätalo

Heikki Majamaa

Janne Veneranta

Katja Heikkinen

Valerie Wårvik

Julia Ranta

Tiia Mäki
Parties
Schaeffler (bidder), H2 Green Steel (target)
Transaction
Schaeffler, a leading global supplier to the automotive and industrial sectors and one of the world’s largest family companies, investment in the Swedish green impact company H2 Green Steel.
Deal Value
H2 Green Steel raises EUR 190m in series B round
Role
Counsel to Schaeffler

Johanna Wärnberg

Nicolina Hultgren Farsani

Emma Andersson

Andreas Wingren

Jessica Tressfeldt

Josephine Gjerstad Medina

Lisa Pålsson

Maria Landtman

Emmi Nuutila
Parties:
Veolia Services Suomi Oy, Metsä Fibre
Transaction:
Veolia Services Suomi Oy’s project to build a crude methanol processing plant in connection with Metsä Fibre's Äänekoski bioproduct mill plant in Äänekoski
Deal Value:
Value not public
Role:
Counsel to Veolia Services Suomi Oy

Katja Perätalo

Maria Landtman

Emmi Nuutila

Kristina Leibssle

Anna-Maria Tamminen

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Päivi Tammilehto
Hannes Snellman acts as counsel to Microsoft in Finland.

Matti Lajunen

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Maria Landtman

Heidi Haanpää
Acted as counsel to OX2 in respect of the construction contracts for full grid and balance of plant (including transmission lines, balance of plant works, substations and transformers) in respect of a 455 MW wind farm in Lestijärvi, Finland. Once operational, the wind farm will be the largest in Finland.

Maria Landtman

Katja Perätalo

Emmi Nuutila
Hannes Snellman has been engaged by the Finnish state enterprise Metsähallitus in the Korsnäs offshore wind power development project. The envisaged minimum nominal capacity of the project is 1300 MW, entailing 70–100 turbines with a capacity of 12–20 MW each.

Tapio Teräkivi

Maria Landtman

Klaus Metsä-Simola
Counsel to OX2 in respect of the balance of plant construction contracts for a portfolio of onshore wind projects in Finland with a capacity totalling 154 MW. The portfolio encompasses wind farms Merkkikallio, Puutikankangas and Rustari in the Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia and South Ostrobothnia regions of Finland.

Maria Landtman
Parties
Keliber Oy, Sweco
Transaction
Keliber signed an engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) contract with Sweco in respect of a project, which comprises a concentrator plant and lithium mines in Kaustinen, Kokkola and Kruunupyy, and a lithium hydroxide plant in Kokkola.
Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Keliber Oy

Juha Lindström

Maria Landtman

Katja Perätalo

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Janne Veneranta
Parties
Remeo Oy
Transaction
Remeo Oy's construction project of a materials recovery facility.
Value
Approx. EUR 35 million
Role
Counsel to Remeo Oy

Maria Landtman

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Noora Britschgi
Parties
YIT Oyj, Ålandsbanken Wind Power Fund
Transaction
YIT Oyj's wind power development project with Ålandsbanken Wind Power Fund, where YIT agreed to sell the project, deliver the balance of plant construction works and manage the construction of the wind farm until commencement of the operation. The aggregate maximum production capacity of the project is 90 MW.
Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to YIT Oyj

Tapio Teräkivi

Maria Landtman

Katja Heikkinen

Katja Perätalo

Janne Veneranta
Parties
Exilion Tuuli (Buyer), St1 (Seller)
Transaction
Exilion Tuuli's transaction whereby Exilion Tuuli acquired the wind power production and development business of St1
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Exilion Tuuli

Tapio Teräkivi

Maria Landtman

Markus Bremer

Katja Heikkinen

Janne Veneranta

Valerie Wårvik

Helena Lamminen
Parties
City of Espoo, Kumppanuuskoulut Oy, YIT Oyj, Meridiam Investments II
Transaction
The City of Espoo signed a service agreement with Kumppanuuskoulut Oy on the implementation of five schools and three daycare centres
Deal Value
Approx. EUR 300 million
Role
Counsel to City of Espoo
Team
Rabbe Sittnikow, Jussi Ekonen, Janna Pihanurmi, Janne Veneranta, Roosa Väre, Markus Bremer, Maria Landtman, Samuli Pirinen, Heikki Vesikansa, Harri Vehviläinen, Piia Ahonen, Joakim Lavér

Rabbe Sittnikow

Janna Pihanurmi

Janne Veneranta

Roosa Väre

Markus Bremer

Maria Landtman

Heikki Vesikansa

Harri Vehviläinen

Piia Ahonen

Joakim Lavér
Parties
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Transaction
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale’s project financing of Project Piiparinmäki, the largest wind farm in Finland
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale

Maria Landtman

Markus Bremer

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Marjaana Martikainen

Janne Veneranta

Noora Britschgi

Valerie Wårvik
Counsel to Pankaboard Oyj in the outsourcing of steam production to Adven Oy

Mikko Heinonen

Maria Landtman

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Janne Veneranta

Jenni Parviainen

Noora Britschgi

Sami Niemi
Parties
Outotec Oyj, Metso Corporation
Transaction
The combination of Outotec and Metso Minerals through a demerger
Deal Value
EUR 3.9 billion (illustrative combined sales)
Role
Counsel to Outotec Oyj

Mikko Heinonen

Klaus Ilmonen

Markus Bremer

Peter Forsberg

Anna-Maria Tamminen

Heikki Vesikansa

Johanna Haltia-Tapio

Elina Toivakainen

Jenni Parviainen

Annemari Rosi

Emmi Kantola

Stefan Stellato

Maria Landtman

Sarah Ek

Nathalie Miskin

Victor Bjerselius
Parties
Green Horizon Renewables (Buyer), Founders and certain other investors (Sellers), Winda Power (Target)
Transaction
Green Horizon Renewables’ acquisition of over 70% stake in Winda Power
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Green Horizon Renewables

Klaus Metsä-Simola

Heidi Haanpää

Maria Landtman

Janne Veneranta

Noora Britschgi
Rankings
- "Professional.", IFLR1000, 2023
- "Maria Landtman's ability to drive contract negotiations forward is very helpful. She provides carefully considered and pragmatic advice.", Energy & Natural Resources, Chambers Europe, 2023
- "Very good personnel skills – excellent at negotiations and communicating. Excellent command of the English language. Tenacious. She is a formidable attorney with deep experience of complex mega-construction contractual elements. She provides carefully considered and pragmatic legal advice which takes into consideration the commercial and financial context of the issue. She is a pleasure to work with. Good legal advice and intelligent approach with contractual mechanisms, excellent understanding of the market in our business sector. Professional and positive attitude.", IFLR1000, 2022
- "Positive and professional.", IFLR1000, Financial and corporate, 2021
- "Maria Landtman is recommended for project and construction work", Real estate and construction, Legal 500, 2019
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Education and Professional Background
- Hannes Snellman 2017
- Castrén & Snellman 2010-2017
- Clyde & Co LLP (London) 2006-2010
- Dittmar & Indrenius 2004-2005
- LL.M., University College London 2006
- M.Sc. (Econ), Hanken 2003
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki 2003
- Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, 2001-2002