Home Selected ReferencesHannes Snellman Counsel to Metsähallitus in the Offshore Wind Project JV with Vattenfall 20/12/2022 | Energy Hannes Snellman Counsel to Metsähallitus in the Offshore Wind Project JV with Vattenfall Main Contacts Tapio Teräkivi Senior Partner tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com +358 40 769 8273 Maria Landtman Partner maria.landtman@hannessnellman.com +358 50 388 9468 Tuire Kuronen Partner tuire.kuronen@hannessnellman.com +358 40 743 2313 Klaus Metsä-Simola Partner klaus.metsa-simola@hannessnellman.com +358 45 262 8916 Katja Heikkinen Specialist Partner katja.heikkinen@hannessnellman.com +358 44 310 0290 Emmi Malm (née Nuutila) Senior Associate emmi.malm@hannessnellman.com +358 40 731 8200 Julia Ranta Senior Associate julia.ranta@hannessnellman.com +358 50 468 8309 Salla Mäki Senior Legal Assistant salla.maki@hannessnellman.com +358 40 718 6808 Vivi Jaatinen Legal Assistant vivi.jaatinen@hannessnellman.com +358 40 821 5939 Hannes Snellman acted as legal advisor 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. The project, located at Korsnäs off the Finnish west coast, will have a capacity of 1.3 GW and a potential annual production of 5 TWh. The estimated investment value of the wind farm, envisaged to be operational in the early 2030s, is EUR 2-3 billion. Our core team included Tapio Teräkivi, Maria Landtman, Tuire Kuronen, Klaus Metsä-Simola, Katja Heikkinen, Kaisa Himmanen, Janne Veneranta, Emmi Nuutila, Julia Ranta, Sara Soini, Sonja Sivén, Salla Mäki, and Vivi Jaatinen. Main Contacts Tapio Teräkivi Senior Partner tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com +358 40 769 8273 Maria Landtman Partner maria.landtman@hannessnellman.com +358 50 388 9468 Tuire Kuronen Partner tuire.kuronen@hannessnellman.com +358 40 743 2313 Klaus Metsä-Simola Partner klaus.metsa-simola@hannessnellman.com +358 45 262 8916 Katja Heikkinen Specialist Partner katja.heikkinen@hannessnellman.com +358 44 310 0290 Emmi Malm (née Nuutila) Senior Associate emmi.malm@hannessnellman.com +358 40 731 8200 Julia Ranta Senior Associate julia.ranta@hannessnellman.com +358 50 468 8309 Salla Mäki Senior Legal Assistant salla.maki@hannessnellman.com +358 40 718 6808 Vivi Jaatinen Legal Assistant vivi.jaatinen@hannessnellman.com +358 40 821 5939