Miikka Konttinen
Partner, Helsinki
Complex Construction, Digitalization & TMT, Energy & Infrastructure, Industrial Investments, Outsourcing, Real Estate, Data Centers
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Miikka Konttinen is a Helsinki-based Partner and Head of Roschier’s Industrial Investments practice. Miikka has more than fifteen years of experience in the energy sector and specializes in large-scale industrial projects (green and brownfield, joint ventures, over the fence delivery models, process licensing, feedstock and product sales, etc.) and in sourcing contracts. Miikka has hands-on experience of projects throughout their life cycle, as well as contract management and sourcing processes.
In addition to his focus on energy & infrastructure and industrial investments, Miikka has extensive experience from advising on various technology-related matters such as ICT outsourcing, business transformation projects, cloud services, software licensing and all things digital.
Recognitions
Miikka is recognized as one of the leading individuals in Finland within TMT, information technology, project development, energy: oil & gas and energy: power/electricity by international directories, such as Chambers Europe, The Legal 500, IFLR1000 and Lexology Index.
Miikka is also the exclusive winner of the 2024 and 2022 Client Choice awards for Data – Information Technology in Finland.
This is what clients say about Miikka:
“Miikka is exceptionally strong in his understanding of commercial drivers and their implications for a legal issue.”
– Chambers Europe 2026, TMT
“Miikka Konttinen has a brilliant mind.”
– Chambers Europe 2026, TMT
“Miikka Konttinen is proficient and pleasant to work with”
– Chambers Europe 2026, TMT
“Miikka Konttinen possesses outstanding legal, commercial and negotiation skills.”
– Chambers Europe 2026, TMT
“He is an experienced and insightful lawyer with a strong ability to navigate complex cases.”
– Chambers Europe 2026, TMT
“Miikka Konttinen is our trusted adviser. He offers good communication skills and insight into what’s important and what’s not. He brings sense into even the most chaotic situations.”
– Chambers Europe 2026, Energy & Natural Resources
“Miikka Konttinen is an absolutely exceptional lawyer who combines sharp legal expertise with practical business understanding, clear communication and truly reliable execution.”
– Chambers Europe 2026, Energy & Natural Resources
“Miikka Konttinen has been particularly valuable. He has a very strong and deep experience in IT/Technology agreements and dispute resolution, which is a rare and critical asset.”
– The Legal 500 2026, TMT
“Miikka Konttinen was the responsible lawyer, and with his guidance, we successfully resolved a difficult dispute with my previous employer’s SAP integrator. Miikka is extremely professional; he genuinely understands the client’s needs.”
– The Legal 500 2026, TMT
“Miikka is a very smart lawyer who is business-minded and eager to do well.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Energy & Natural Resources
“He is an excellent legal counsel with wide and deep knowledge and capabilities.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, TMT
“Miikka Konttinen is an outside-the-box thinker. He goes the extra mile if necessary. He knows our business very well.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, TMT
“Miikka Konttinen has a unique capability to provide valuable competence in complex negotiations. Miikka is an excellent negotiator, capable in supporting clients not only in legal issues but also in negotiation tactics and content and commercial issues.”
– The Legal 500 2025, TMT
“Miikka Konttinen is a very intelligent, out-of-the box thinker that goes the extra mile where necessary.”
– The Legal 500 2025, TMT
“Miikka is a very knowledgeable lawyer who understands the level of detail needed for the case and is able to also keep comments that are relevant without getting stuck to the not-so-relevant topics. His understanding of the commercial realities within the industry and ability to give practical real life solutions is a great asset.”
– Chambers Europe 2024, Energy & Natural Resources
“Miikka is very commercially minded and able to think outside the box.”
– Chambers Europe 2024, Energy & Natural Resources
“Miikka has a long experience in ICT both from the private companies’ and advisors’ sides. He is analytical and has the eye for detail, but is always able to propose the commercially best outcomes.”
– The Client Choice Data – Information Technology Award for Finland 2024
“Miikka has a down to earth attitude, gives practical advice and has the ability to focus on the key issues in very complex matters.”
– The Client Choice Data – Information Technology Award for Finland 2024
“Miikka has negotiations skills, argument skills and the ability to draft clear text into agreements that are easy to understand.”
– The Client Choice Data – Information Technology Award for Finland 2024
“Miikka is intelligent, pragmatic and gives quick advice.”
– The Client Choice Data – Information Technology Award for Finland 2024
Work highlights
Miikka Konttinen’s experience includes advising:
Project development
- Stockholm Exergi AB on major bio-CCS investment to advance large-scale carbon dioxide removal in Europe;
- Blackstone and its portfolio company QTS in an ongoing large scale data center development project in Forssa, Finland;
- Mitsubishi Corporation as it enters into an industrial partnership driving sustainable aluminium manufacturing;
- Infinited Fiber Company in the EUR 400 million investment to the first commercial-scale fiber factory;
- Nokia Corporation in its R&D Campus project development to Oulu, Finland;
- Finnish Minerals Group in the establishment of a CAM plant in Kotka, Finland together with Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co., Ltd;
- Finnish Minerals Group in the establishment of a pCAM battery plant in Hamina, Finland together with CNGR Advanced Material;
- Finnish Minerals Group in relation to their strategic partnership with Johnson Matthey plc’s battery materials plant in Vaasa, Finland; and
- Baltic Connector Oy in relation to the construction of the Balticconnector pipeline.
Technology
- Fortum in the sale of a majority stake in its Nordic electric vehicle charging point operator Fortum Recharge to Infracapital;
- Neste in a major corporate-wide business process transformation programme under which Neste implements globally new business processes and procures IT systems and services to support the new processes;
- Metso Outotec in major IT projects including global IT outsourcing deal as well software licensing & cloud procurements; and
- Epic Systems Corporation in all legal matters in Finland including for example the Apotti program under which the public healthcare and social care providers in the Metropolitan area of Helsinki and certain surrounding local governments are transforming their way of working and procuring a new client and patient data system from our client.
Career
Roschier (2017-); Principal Associate (2018-2020), Partner since 2020
Castrén & Snellman, Counsel (2016-2017); Senior Associate (2015-2016)
Neste Corporation, Legal Counsel (2008-2015)
Memberships
Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Member of the Finnish IT Law Association
Member of Finnish Association for Industrial Property Rights (STY)
International Nuclear Law Association in Finland (Kansainvälinen ydinlakiyhdistys Suomessa – Kylys ry.)
The Society of Construction Law (UK)
Professional appointments
The Finnish IT Law Association, Secretary of the Board (2016-2017); Chairman of the Board (2017-2018)
Education
University of Helsinki, LL.M. (2008)
Languages
English, Finnish
The Legal 500Exceptionally good capabilities at the negotiation strategy creation level as well as performing the negotiations.