Languages

English, Finnish, Swedish

Assistant

Monika Parkkinen

Tapio Teräkivi

Senior Partner Energy & Infrastructure Transactions, Real Estate

Languages

English, Finnish, Swedish

Assistant

Monika Parkkinen

Tapio is the senior partner of the firm and advises clients in our Real Assets Practice, which is a multi-disciplinary group of experienced lawyers whose expertise cuts across energy, infrastructure, real estate, construction, environment, and projects.

Tapio has been involved in a large part of the major real estate and energy transactions, joint ventures, and projects of the past years. Tapio works with a wide range of clients, including numerous multinational and Nordic institutional investors and industrials, developers, IPPs, and state institutions.

Selected References

Hannes Snellman acted as local counsel to SEB Nordic Energy's portfolio company, Locus Energy AB, a long-term active owner and developer of local infrastructure for sustainable energy production in the Nordic region, in the establishment of a partnership and cooperation framework with Ingrid Capacity to develop and construct a battery energy storage system (BESS) in the City of Nivala, Finland. Upon completion, this BESS will be the largest of its kind in Finland and one of the largest in the Nordics.

Contacts

Parties

Locus Energy Ab, SUSI Renewable Energy Fund II

Transaction

Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Locus Energy Ab, a long-term active owner and developer of local infrastructure for sustainable energy production in the Nordic region, in its acquisition of portfolio of three operating Finnish wind farms from SUSI Renewable Energy Fund II. The wind farms Pirttiselkä, Leppävirta and Muntila consists of 13 wind turbine generators and contribute approximately 125 GWh in annual production.

Deal Value

Not public

Role

Counsel to Locus Energy Ab, a long-term active owner and developer of local infrastructure for sustainable energy production in the Nordic region, in its acquisition of portfolio of three operating Finnish wind farms from SUSI Renewable Energy Fund II

Contacts

Parties

AMF Tjänstepension AB, Mercada Oy

Transaction

Hannes Snellman advised AMF Tjänstepension AB in the disposal of its 33.3% stake in Mercada Oy, a joint venture formed by AMF, Ilmarinen Mutual Mutual Pension insurance Company and Kesko in 2015. Mercada owns 35 properties with 290,000 square meters of leasable area, consisting mainly of grocery stores with Kesko as a tenant, as well as two large shopping centers.

Deal Value

Not public

Role

Counsel to AMF Tjänstepension AB in the disposal of its 33.3% stake in Mercada Oy

Contacts

Parties

Aneo, Greencoat Renewables

Transaction

Hannes Snellman acted as legal counsel to Aneo, Norway’s second-largest wind power operator, in its acquisition of the 43.2 MW Kokkoneva wind farm from Greencoat Renewables PLC.

Deal Value

Value not public.

Contacts

Parties 

ib vogt, Renewable Power Capital Nordics

Transaction 

Legal advisor to ib vogt in its disposal of a 50 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project to Renewable Power Capital Nordics. The BESS project is located in Kalanti, Uusikaupunki, in Southwest Finland, and is ready to be built. It is one of the larger BESS projects in development in Finland.

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Counsel to ib vogt

Contacts

Parties

Barings (Buyer), the seller of a logistic property

Transaction

Counsel to the seller in a sale of logistic property comprising a 38,790 sqm logistics warehouse in Vantaa, Finland to Barings.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to the seller of a logistic property

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Lisa Tihlman

    Senior Associate +358 40 079 9382 lisa.tihlman@hannessnellman.com

  • Krister Koskela

    Associate +358 44 588 0562 krister.koskela@hannessnellman.com

  • Nora Mansikka

    Legal Assistant +358 40 559 2206 nora.mansikka@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Valorem, Tribrid Renewables AB

Transaction

Legal counsel to Valorem in its entry to Swedish market upon the establishment of co-operation framework with Tribrid Renewables AB in relation to development of 1 GW of wind and solar projects in Sweden.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Valorem

Contacts

Parties

Ålandsbanken Residential Property, Capman Real Estate

Transaction

Ålandsbanken Residential Property’s sale of two newly built residential assets in the Helsinki region, Finland.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Ålandsbanken Residential Property

Contacts

Parties:

YIT

Transaction:

Counsel to YIT in the disposal of its wind and solar business, comprising of 2.3 GW renewable energy projects and a team of 16 employees.

Deal value:

Value not public

Role:

Counsel to YIT

 

 

 

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Marjaana Martikainen

    Counsel +358 40 844 0174 marjaana.martikainen@hannessnellman.com

  • Elisa Panula

    Senior Associate +358 50 917 6807 elisa.panula@hannessnellman.com

  • Alisa Ainonen

    Associate +358 50 495 6363 alisa.ainonen@hannessnellman.com

  • Heikki Vesikansa

    Partner +358 40 844 2117 heikki.vesikansa@hannessnellman.com

  • Piia Ahonen

    Specialist Partner + 358 44 520 8801 piia.ahonen@hannessnellman.com

  • Marika Sorsa

    Counsel +358 40 707 1441 marika.sorsa@hannessnellman.com

  • Sofia Ropo

    Senior Associate +358 40 545 2866 sofia.ropo@hannessnellman.com

  • Harri Vehviläinen

    Specialist Partner +358 40 183 1636 harri.vehvilainen@hannessnellman.com

  • Salla Mäki

    Senior Legal Assistant +358 40 718 6808 salla.maki@hannessnellman.com

Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Finnish state enterprise Metsähallitus in the negotiation of contractual arrangements with Vattenfall for the expansion of the Korsnäs offshore wind farm development project.

Contacts

Parties:

YIT (seller)

Transaction:

YIT's disposal of the Maistraatinportti office building located in Länsi-Pasila, Helsinki. The office property will be purchased for a real estate investment portfolio managed by S-Bank Properties Ltd. The buyer in the transaction is an investment company belonging to the Fennia real estate portfolio.

Deal value: 

Value not public

Role:

Counsel to YIT

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Panu Vikberg

    Senior Associate +358 50 411 4452 panu.vikberg@hannessnellman.com

  • Krister Koskela

    Associate +358 44 588 0562 krister.koskela@hannessnellman.com

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.

 

Contacts

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

Contacts

Parties: 

Niam

Transaction:

Niam's acquisition of 26-storey office skyscraper, the fifth tower to be constructed by SRV in Kalasatama district in Helsinki on top of the shopping centre REDI.

Deal Value:

Value not public

Role:

Counsel to Niam

Contacts

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

Contacts

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

Contacts

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

Contacts

Parties

Finsilva 

Transaction

Counsel to Finsilva in the development of Vermassalo wind farm

Deal value 

Value not public

Role 

Counsel to Finsilva

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Katja Heikkinen

    Specialist Partner +358 44 310 0290 katja.heikkinen@hannessnellman.com

  • Julia Ranta

    Senior Associate +358 50 468 8309 julia.ranta@hannessnellman.com

Parties: 
Ålandsbanken Bostadsfond Fonder V Kb

Transaction

Counsel to Ålandsbanken Bostadsfond Fonder V Kb in the acquisition of a housing company, which is still under construction, and a plot from a third party.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role:

Counsel to Ålandsbanken Bostadsfond Fonder V Kb

Contacts

Parties

Orange Capital Partners (Buyer), Starwood Capital Group and Avara Oy (Sellers)

Transaction

Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Orange Capital Partners in the acquisition of a residential portfolio of 2,200 apartments located across 16 cities from Starwood Capital Group and Avara Oy

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Orange Capital Partners

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Heikki Vesikansa

    Partner +358 40 844 2117 heikki.vesikansa@hannessnellman.com

  • Antti Nyberg

    Partner +358 40 838 9375 antti.nyberg@hannessnellman.com

  • Tuomas Koivuniemi

    Counsel +358 45 690 9454 tuomas.koivuniemi@hannessnellman.com

  • Jenni Parviainen

    Managing Associate +358 40 808 6523 jenni.parviainen@hannessnellman.com

  • Isabella Kartila

    Senior Associate +358 44 514 3829 isabella.kartila@hannessnellman.com

  • Noora Christiansen

    Senior Associate +358 50 527 8145 noora.christiansen@hannessnellman.com

  • Mikael Wood

    Associate +358 45 7833 4708 mikael.wood@hannessnellman.com

  • Sofia Ropo

    Senior Associate +358 40 545 2866 sofia.ropo@hannessnellman.com

  • Rauli Elenius

    Associate +358 41 432 6777 rauli.elenius@hannessnellman.com

  • Alisa Ainonen

    Associate +358 50 495 6363 alisa.ainonen@hannessnellman.com

  • Essi Peltoniemi

    Associate +358 45 155 1111 essi.peltoniemi@hannessnellman.com

  • Anniina Somppi

    Associate +358 40 641 3353 anniina.somppi@hannessnellman.com

  • Viivi Vikberg

    Senior Associate +358 50 596 8551 viivi.vikberg@hannessnellman.com

  • Victoria Reiter

    Legal Assistant +358 40 546 7682 victoria.reiter@hannessnellman.com

  • Liisa Veckman

    Senior Legal Assistant +358 40 835 5354 liisa.veckman@hannessnellman.com

  • Vivi Jaatinen

    Legal Assistant +358 40 821 5939 vivi.jaatinen@hannessnellman.com

  • Salla Mäki

    Senior Legal Assistant +358 40 718 6808 salla.maki@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Orange Capital Partners and another global investor (Buyers), Morgan Stanley (Seller)

Transaction

Orange Capital Partners' and another global investor's acquisition of a residential portfolio with 37 assets and 1,900 apartments from Morgan Stanley

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Orange Capital Partners and another global investor

Contacts

Parties 

Areim, Valio Pension Fund

Transaction 

Acquisition of an office property, located in Helsinki at Kaikukatu 3 A, from Valio Pension Fund

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Areim

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Antti Nyberg

    Partner +358 40 838 9375 antti.nyberg@hannessnellman.com

  • Heikki Majamaa

    Specialist Partner +358 44 544 2873 heikki.majamaa@hannessnellman.com

  • Katja Heikkinen

    Specialist Partner +358 44 310 0290 katja.heikkinen@hannessnellman.com

  • Panu Vikberg

    Senior Associate +358 50 411 4452 panu.vikberg@hannessnellman.com

  • Marika Sorsa

    Counsel +358 40 707 1441 marika.sorsa@hannessnellman.com

  • Hanna Lindberg

    Associate +358 50 405 7168 hanna.lindberg@hannessnellman.com

Parties 

PATRIZIA AG

Transaction 

Counsel to PATRIZIA AG in the acquisition of 24-storey T7 residential tower, the fourth tower to be constructed by SRV in the Kalasatama district of Helsinki on top of the REDI Shopping Centre.

Deal Value 

EUR 101 million

Role

Counsel to PATRIZIA AG

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Panu Vikberg

    Senior Associate +358 50 411 4452 panu.vikberg@hannessnellman.com

  • Rauli Elenius

    Associate +358 41 432 6777 rauli.elenius@hannessnellman.com

Parties 

Enersense International Oyj, Megatuuli Oy

Transaction 

Enersense International Oyj, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, has signed an agreement on acquiring shares of the onshore wind farm developer Megatuuli Oy.

Deal Value 

EUR 18.5 million

Role

Counsel to Enersense International

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Riikka Rannikko

    Managing Partner +358 40 731 1611 riikka.rannikko@hannessnellman.com

  • Katja Heikkinen

    Specialist Partner +358 44 310 0290 katja.heikkinen@hannessnellman.com

  • Robert Gordin

    Senior Associate +358 44 079 9799 robert.gordin@hannessnellman.com

  • Anna Mäkinen

    Associate +358 50 494 9159 anna.makinen@hannessnellman.com

  • Emmi Malm (née Nuutila)

    Senior Associate +358 40 731 8200 emmi.malm@hannessnellman.com

  • Julia Ranta

    Senior Associate +358 50 468 8309 julia.ranta@hannessnellman.com

  • Vivi Jaatinen

    Legal Assistant +358 40 821 5939 vivi.jaatinen@hannessnellman.com

  • Salla Mäki

    Senior Legal Assistant +358 40 718 6808 salla.maki@hannessnellman.com

  • Anni Ollus

    Senior Legal Assistant +358 50 536 5594 anni.ollus@hannessnellman.com

Parties 

YIT and Sirius Capital Partners

Transaction 

Counsel to YIT in the establishment of a joint venture vehicle with a newly-established affiliate of Sirius Capital Partners investing in build-to-rent residential assets in Finland. In the same connection, YIT agreed to sell 18 build-to-rent residential projects to the joint venture vehicle for a purchase price of EUR 164 million. The portfolio comprises 754 rental apartments, and the majority of the assets are located in the Greater Helsinki region. YIT’s share of the joint venture will be 20%.

Deal Value 

EUR 164 million

Role

Counsel to YIT

Contacts

Parties 

NIAM and ICG

Transaction 

Counsel to NIAM in its disposal of Thermo Fisher’s Finnish headquarter office and R&D facility with over 23,000 sqm of lettable area located in the Helsinki metropolitan area to ICG

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Counsel to NIAM

Contacts

Parties 

Altaal (Buyer), NIAM (Seller), CGI HQ (Target)

Transaction 

NIAM's disposal of CGI HQ located in the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Counsel to NIAM

Contacts

Parties 

Areim (Buyer), Assai Commercial Oy (Seller), Office and retail property (Target)

Transaction 

Areim's acquisition of an office and retail property, located in Helsinki at Hämeentie 31

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Areim

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Katja Heikkinen

    Specialist Partner +358 44 310 0290 katja.heikkinen@hannessnellman.com

  • Panu Vikberg

    Senior Associate +358 50 411 4452 panu.vikberg@hannessnellman.com

  • Antti Nyberg

    Partner +358 40 838 9375 antti.nyberg@hannessnellman.com

  • Marika Sorsa

    Counsel +358 40 707 1441 marika.sorsa@hannessnellman.com

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.

Contacts

Parties 

YIT Corporation, BTA Baltic Insurance Company AAS

Transaction 

YIT’s establishment of a co-investment vehicle investing in rental apartments located in the Baltic countries.

Deal Value 

Up to EUR 120 million

Role

Counsel to YIT Corporation

Contacts

Parties 

Taaleri Private Equity Funds Ltd, Taaleri Asuntorahasto VI Ky, PATRIZIA AG

Transaction 

Counsel to Taaleri Private Equity Funds Ltd in an approximately EUR 145 million disposal of the housing fund Taaleri Asuntorahasto VI Ky, which is a residential portfolio comprising 461 apartments in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, to a fund managed by PATRIZIA AG.

Deal Value 

EUR 145 million

Role

Counsel to Taaleri Private Equity Funds Ltd

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Tuuli Pikkarainen

    Senior Associate +358 44 552 8148 tuuli.pikkarainen@hannessnellman.com

  • Panu Vikberg

    Senior Associate +358 50 411 4452 panu.vikberg@hannessnellman.com

Parties 

Castellum, Nyfosa

Transaction 

Counsel to Castellum in its approximately EUR 200 million office property portfolio disposal to Nyfosa.

Deal Value 

EUR 200 million

Role

Counsel to Castellum

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Katja Heikkinen

    Specialist Partner +358 44 310 0290 katja.heikkinen@hannessnellman.com

Parties 

Quadoro Investment GmbH, EKE-Construction Ltd.

Transaction 

Counsel to a fund managed by Quadoro Investment GmbH in an acquisition of an office property located in Espoo with a lettable area of approximately 4,200 square metres from the constructor EKE-Construction Ltd.

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Quadoro Investment GmbH

Contacts

Parties

Castellum, Kielo, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, Brunswick Real Estate.

Transaction

Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Castellum in its acquisition of property company Kielo from Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Brunswick Real Estate.

Deal Value

EUR 640 million

Role

Counsel to Castellum

Contacts

Parties 

Barings, NRP

Transaction 

Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Barings in its EUR 86 million acquisition of a logistics property from NRP. The asset, located in the Helsinki region, comprises a logistics facility with a GLA of approximately 40,000m² and 170,000m² of outdoor dispatching and storage space.

Deal Value 

EUR 86 million

Role

Counsel to Barings

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Katja Heikkinen

    Specialist Partner +358 44 310 0290 katja.heikkinen@hannessnellman.com

Parties 

YIT Oyj, OX2

Transaction 

YIT Oyj's disposal of Finland’s largest wind power development project to OX2. The project consists of 72 wind turbine construction locations with the required permits, enabling a total capacity of approximately 400 MW, and the construction of a new 400-kV transmission line.

Value

Value not public

Role 

Counsel to YIT Oyj

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Katja Heikkinen

    Specialist Partner +358 44 310 0290 katja.heikkinen@hannessnellman.com

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

Contacts

Parties 

Tornator Oyj, OX2

Transaction 

Tornator Oyj's disposal of a wind development project portfolio to OX2. The portfolio comprises development phase wind parks with an aggregate maximum production capacity of 600 MW, representing approximately MEUR 600 investments when in operation

Value

EUR 600 million

Role 

Counsel to Tornator Oyj

 

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Katja Heikkinen

    Specialist Partner +358 44 310 0290 katja.heikkinen@hannessnellman.com

Parties

Castellum (Buyer), Lindström Invest (Target)

Transaction

Castellum's acquisition of real estate group Lindström Invest

Deal Value 

EUR 150 million

Role 

Counsel to Castellum AB (publ)

Contacts

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

Contacts

Counsel to Areim in the disposal of an office property (Martintalo). The office property, which was built in 1992, is located in Vantaa in the Greater Helsinki area, and it comprises 14,000 square meters of office space.

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Katja Heikkinen

    Specialist Partner +358 44 310 0290 katja.heikkinen@hannessnellman.com

  • Panu Vikberg

    Senior Associate +358 50 411 4452 panu.vikberg@hannessnellman.com

Counsel to Metsähallitus in its divestment of the development stage wind power project of Tolpanvaara comprising up to 22 wind turbine positions to Enefit Green, a renewable energy subsidiary of the Estonian state-owned energy group Eesti Energia.

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Katja Heikkinen

    Specialist Partner +358 44 310 0290 katja.heikkinen@hannessnellman.com

Parties

A fund managed by Quadoro Investment GmbH

Transaction

Acquisition of Hermia 5 and Hermia 6 office properties located in the Hermia Science Park in Tampere with a lettable area of approximately 30,000 square metres

Deal value

Value not public

Hannes role

Counsel to a fund managed by Quadoro Investment GmbH

Hannes team

Contacts

Parties

YIT Corporation, OP-Rental Yield

Transaction

YIT and OP-Rental Yield entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture company for housing investments

Deal value

EUR 130 million

Role

Counsel to YIT Corporation

Contacts

Parties 

DWS (buyer), Regenero (Seller)

Transaction

DWS's acquisition of the Accountor Tower, a 24,000 sq. m. office development in Keilaniemi, Espoo, from YIT and HGR Property Partners’ joint venture Regenero

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to DWS

Contacts

  • Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com

  • Tuuli Pikkarainen

    Senior Associate +358 44 552 8148 tuuli.pikkarainen@hannessnellman.com

  • Panu Vikberg

    Senior Associate +358 50 411 4452 panu.vikberg@hannessnellman.com

  • Heikki Vesikansa

    Partner +358 40 844 2117 heikki.vesikansa@hannessnellman.com

  • Jenni Parviainen

    Managing Associate +358 40 808 6523 jenni.parviainen@hannessnellman.com

  • Piia Ahonen

    Specialist Partner + 358 44 520 8801 piia.ahonen@hannessnellman.com

Rankings

  • Ranked in Hall of Fame, Real estate and construction, Legal 500, 2025
  • Clients say: "Lawyers need to be very strong negotiators, have a broad knowledge of the market and think commercially. All this is true for Tapio. He's a fantastic negotiator.", "Tapio brings a wealth of experience and know-how and a sense of confidence to the table. He has a great ability to navigate complex projects.", Real Estate, Chambers Europe, 2025
  • Recognised as a Notable Practitioner in M&A, IFLR1000, 2024
  • Ranked in Hall of Fame, Real estate and construction, Legal 500, 2024
  • Ranked in Real Estate, Chambers Europe, 2024
  • "Tapio Teräkivi is definitely “the” real estate lawyer in Finland. He has vast experience and has seen it all. Tapio is a very tough negotiator, but also understands the commercial interests of the client, not only legal, and is able to find solutions when needed.", Real estate and construction, Legal 500, 2024
  • "Excellent knowledge in the Finnish real estate market. Value added in versatile approaches to problem-solving. Very good interaction.", IFLR1000, 2023
  • "Tapio Teräkivi is a good lawyer who keeps fighting for his clients' interests.", Real Estate, Chambers Europe, 2023
  • "Professional and positive attitude.", IFLR1000, 2022
  • "A client reports: 'He provides strong seniority and experience. He takes care of his client's interest and is focused on finding solutions for successful deal execution.', Real Estate, Chambers Europe, 2022
  • Ranked in Hall of Fame, Legal 500, 2021-2022
  • 'He is appreciated by clients for being "very focused and precise."', Real Estate, Chambers Europe, 2021
  • ‘Tapio Teräkivi is considered the #1 real estate lawyer in Finland. He has exceptional experience on large and complex deals, which he can get executed smoothly. Very tough negotiator, but understands the business behind the issue and is always solution driven.‘, Real Estate, Legal 500 2020
  • 'The "skilful and sharp" Tapio Teräkivi is regarded as a leading lawyer in the real estate sector. One client describes him as "very proactive" as well as "very strong in negotiations.", Real Estate, Chambers Europe 2020
  • Leading individual, Real estate and construction, Legal 500, 2019 and 2020
  • The "outstanding" Tapio Teräkivi is regarded as a leading lawyer in the real estate sector. Sources praise his "good knowledge of the market and the law," and describe him as "very skilled in transactions.", Real Estate, Chambers Europe 2019
  • 'He stands out to clients as a "knowledgeable" practitioner who "works very effectively and reverts swiftly." ', Real Estate, Chambers Europe 2018
  • Ranked as a Notable practitioner in the 2018-2021 editions (Finland: M&A) of IFLR1000
  • "He is extremely effective at providing support on negotiations. He also has a very good understanding of market practice", Real Estate, Chambers Europe 2017
  • 'Sources say: "Tapio has broad experience in property transactions and development projects, and is a tough negotiator." ', Real Estate, Chambers Europe 2016
  • Leading individual, Real estate and construction, Legal 500, 2016, 2017 and 2018
  • 'Practice head Tapio Teräkivi is highly recommended.', Legal 500, 2016
  • 'The "excellent and goal-driven" Tapio Teräkivi is the team's most prominent practitioner', Real Estate, Chambers Europe 2015
  • "The highly regarded Tapio Teräkivi is ‘a tough negotiator’ ", Real estate and construction, Legal 500, 2015
  • Ranked among the best lawyers in the 2015, 2016 and 2017 edition (Helsinki: Construction Law, Real Estate Law) of Best Lawyers®
  • "one of the best transaction lawyers in the country", Real Estate and Construction, Legal 500, 2014
  • '..."one of the top lawyers in real estate," according to sources, particularly on the transactional side of high-level, complex cases.', Real Estate, Chambers Europe 2014
  • Ranked as a leading practitioner in Real Estate Law by Who’s Who Legal: Real Estate 2014
  • Chamber Real Estate (Band 1), Legal 500

Professional Background

  • Partner, Hannes Snellman, 2013–
  • Castrén & Snellman, 2009–2013
  • Roschier, Attorneys Ltd., 2000–2009

Education

  • MBA, Cranfield School of Management, UK & E.M. Lyon, France, 2004–2005
  • Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2000