Energy & Utilities

Investments in the energy sector play a key role in the future of the local economy and create a lot of political discussion. Businesses that best understand the regulatory, political and commercial environments will have great advantage. As this sector is politically sensitive, it is vital for businesses, regulators, and politicians to understand each other’s perspectives.

We provide advice of the highest quality and a deep understanding of the challenges of this sector. Recently, our lawyers have advised on projects in the areas of biofuel and energy-from-waste.

Energy transactions are governed by complex regulations and overlapping schemes of incentives. Clients expect their advisors to remain up to date, and always bear in mind the wider context in which these agreements are being made and their possible long-lasting effects. Our experts are updated on the latest regulations and laws and are able to identify the key legal and commercial issues.

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  • Insights| January 9, 2025

    Finnish water utilities to remain fully owned by municipalities: amended legislation proposal to ban privatization

  • Recent work| December 23, 2024

    Enersense sells wind and solar power project development business to Fortum in strategic deal

  • Recent work| December 5, 2024

    Mitsubishi Corporation explores low-carbon aluminium production in Finland

  • Recent work| September 2, 2024

    Roschier advises HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. in acquiring a majority stake in Convion Oy

  • Recent work| March 18, 2024

    Roschier represented Renewable Power Capital in the acquisition of BESS project in Finland from ib vogt

  • Recent work| January 11, 2024

    Roschier represented Collaborative Fund in its investment in Aira

  • Recent work| October 31, 2023

    Roschier represented Axpo Group in the acquisition of a four-turbine wind farm

  • Recent work| October 27, 2023

    A key move in renewable energy expansion: Statkraft acquires Njordr Offshore Wind and Svevind Nordic

  • Recent work| September 5, 2023

    Roschier represented Ramudden in the acquisition of Wopio and Smartprotect Nordic

  • Recent work| June 8, 2023

    Roschier represents Fortum in the acquisition of Telge Energi

  • Recent work| March 21, 2023

    Roschier advised Alterric in the sale of two Finnish onshore wind projects

  • Insights| January 16, 2023

    Government proposes additional profit tax for electricity companies and companies in the fossil fuel sector

  • Recent work| December 28, 2022

    Roschier advised Enersense in its offering of senior unsecured conditionally convertible notes

  • Recent work| September 5, 2022

    Roschier represented Solör Bioenergi in the acquisition of Lantmännen Agrovärme

  • Recent work| July 7, 2022

    Roschier represented Volkswagen in Northvolt’s USD 1.1 billion capital raise

  • Recent work| June 7, 2022

    Roschier represented Renewable Power Capital in the acquisition of a 528MW onshore wind farm portfolio in Sweden

  • Recent work| May 18, 2022

    Roschier advised Downing in the acquisition of an onshore wind farm in Finland

  • Insights| March 24, 2022

    Roschier at the Wind and Renewables Exhibition during Vaasa EnergyWeek

  • Recent work| March 16, 2022

    Roschier represented Solör Bioenergi Holding AB in the acquisition of Ale Fjärrvärme Aktiebolag

  • Recent work| March 11, 2022

    Roschier advised Neste in the establishment of a joint venture for production of renewable fuels in the United States

  • Recent work| December 27, 2021

    Roschier represented Partners Group in the acquisition of atNorth

  • Recent work| December 17, 2021

    Roschier advised Niam AB in connection with the establishment of NIAM Infra AB  

  • Recent work| December 15, 2021

    Roschier represents Finnish Minerals Group in the establishment of a battery plant in Hamina

  • Recent work| November 19, 2021

    Roschier represented a Finnish energy consortium in the acquisition of a wind farm in Lestijärvi

  • Recent work| September 15, 2021

    Roschier acted for APG in the acquisition of Vasa Vind from funds managed by Asper

  • Recent work| August 31, 2021

    Roschier acted for Eltel in the power line transmission case

  • Insights| August 31, 2021

    The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court rules on cartel duration

  • Recent work| July 2, 2021

    Roschier advised Solör in the acquisition of Veolia Nordic’s district heating and water business in Sweden and Norway

  • Recent work| July 2, 2021

    Roschier represents Solör in the acquisition of the heating business of Strängnäs municipality

  • Recent work| July 1, 2021

    Roschier advises Fortum in the EUR 2.9 billion sale of its shares in Stockholm Exergi

  • Recent work| June 23, 2021

    Roschier represented Enersense in its directed share issue and list transfer to the main list of Nasdaq Helsinki

  • Recent work| June 10, 2021

    Roschier represented Volkswagen in Northvolt’s USD 2.75 billion equity financing round

  • Recent work| May 31, 2021

    Roschier represented Solör in the acquisition of Falbygdens Energi

  • Insights| March 30, 2021

    The hydrogen market – trends and developments in Northern Europe

  • Events| March 10, 2021

    Hydrogen market webinar with Shearman & Sterling

  • Recent work| February 23, 2021

    Roschier advised Nordic Infrastructure AG in the acquisition of shares in Solör Bioenergy Group

  • Insights| February 23, 2021
    Construction

    Retrospective: A dynamic year in Finnish project finance

  • Recent work| January 22, 2021

    Roschier advised Renewable Power Capital in the acquisition of a wind projects portfolio from OX2

  • Recent work| October 14, 2020

    Roschier advised BW Group in its investment in biotechnology company Ductor

  • Recent work| October 6, 2020

    Roschier represented Advanced SolTech Sweden and JOOL Corporate Finance in a SEK 131.5 million Pre-IPO capital raise

  • Recent work| September 30, 2020

    Roschier represented Volkswagen in Northvolt’s USD 600 million equity capital raise 

  • Recent work| September 17, 2020

    Roschier represented Enefit Green in the acquisition of the Tolpanvaara wind farm project

  • Insights| August 28, 2020

    Legislative proposal would allow the Swedish state to prohibit foreign takeovers of importance to national security

  • Insights| July 27, 2020

    EU’s hydrogen strategy and strategy for energy system integration

  • Recent work| July 3, 2020

    Roschier advised Fortum in the sale of its district heating business in Järvenpää, Finland

  • Recent work| June 8, 2020

    Roschier represented Solör Bioenergi Fjärrvärme in its acquisition of Vasa Värme Holding

  • Recent work| May 4, 2020

    Roschier advised Fortum in its partnership with Infracapital to speed up charging infrastructure development and growth

  • Recent work| April 9, 2020

    Roschier advised Sval Energi in its acquisition of half of a Finnish wind farm project

  • Recent work| April 6, 2020

    Roschier advised Telia in the creation of joint venture with CapMan

  • Insights| March 3, 2020

    Energy Transitions Conference 2020

  • Recent work| February 25, 2020

    Roschier advised First State Investments on the reorganization of Swedegas and Weum Gas into Nordion Energi

  • Insights| January 14, 2020

    Roschier Energy Lectures: The opening of the Finnish gas market and gas disputes

  • Recent work| January 7, 2020

    Roschier advised Fortum in the divestment of the majority stake in its Nordic wind portfolio

  • Insights| December 16, 2019

    Third-party funding – a way to turn your legal department into a profit center

  • Events| November 25, 2019

    Roschier Energy Lectures 2020 in Helsinki and Vaasa

  • Recent work| November 21, 2019

    Roschier acted for Midroc New Technology in the sale of its shares in PowerCell Sweden to Bosch

  • Insights| November 18, 2019

    Battery and self-steering vehicle insights from across the Atlantic

  • Recent work| November 14, 2019

    Roschier represented BE Bio Energy Group in their divestment of shares in Solör Bioenergi Holding

  • Insights| November 7, 2019

    Global Legal Insights to: Energy 2020

  • Insights| November 6, 2019

    Insights from the Baltic and Nordic gas summit

  • Recent work| October 1, 2019

    Roschier advises Luxcara on the acquisition of a 160 MW wind portfolio in Finland

  • Insights| June 26, 2019

    C-55/18 CCOO – A Case for Clocking In?

  • Recent work| June 14, 2019

    Roschier represented Volkswagen in Northvolt’s USD 1 billion capital raise

  • Insights| June 11, 2019

    Amendments to the Finnish Competition Act to enter into force in June 2019

  • Recent work| May 29, 2019

    Alelion Energy Systems’ rights issue successfully completed

  • Recent work| May 22, 2019

    Roschier represents EQT in the sale of Coromatic Group

  • Events| May 15, 2019
    RAF 2019

    Projects and Infrastructure Disputes – The 11th Roschier Arbitration Forum sees a Record Number of Participants

  • Insights| May 10, 2019

    Interesting energy discussions in Athens

  • Insights| May 10, 2019

    Climate change and employment in Finland?

  • Insights| April 26, 2019

    The new Finnish Trademarks Act ratified by the President of Finland

  • Events| April 17, 2019

    Upcoming Roschier Reflections: Performance management – breaking the myths, Tuesday 14 May 2019

  • Insights| April 4, 2019

    Prerequisites for Measures for Preserving Evidence in IPR Cases Clarified

  • Insights| April 1, 2019

    New concept of “extra days off” in Finnish Annual Holidays Act

  • Events| March 28, 2019

    Upcoming Roschier Reflections: Capital Markets Breakfast, Thursday 25 April 2019

  • Insights| March 27, 2019

    Insights from the Vaasa Wind & Renewables Energy Exhibition

  • Insights| March 22, 2019

    Roschier at the Vaasa Energy Week Gas Exchange 2019

  • Insights| March 22, 2019

    New Working Hours Act passed

  • Insights| March 11, 2019

    Seminar on Cyber Security in Gas Infrastructure at Roschier

  • Events| March 5, 2019

    Upcoming Roschier Reflections: Corporate Taxation, 19 March 2019

  • Insights| February 15, 2019

    Structural changes in the Finnish gas sector

  • Events| January 11, 2019

    Invitation: Roschier IP Horizons 2019

  • Insights| December 20, 2018

    After a long silent period, the FCCA has issued a fining proposal against ThermiSol Oy and UK-Muovi Oy alleging a cartel in EPS insulation

  • Insights| December 20, 2018

    Business as unusual – what Finnish listed companies should expect in the 2019 AGM season

  • Insights| December 14, 2018

    The world’s most complicated restrictions on the deductibility of interest expenses for tax purposes – what to expect next year?

  • Insights| December 11, 2018

    Patentability of AI: Sections on AI and Machine Learning Added to the Guidelines for Examination of the EPO

  • Insights| December 5, 2018

    Remaining uncertainty regarding legal requirements in labour migration

  • Insights| December 4, 2018

    The Swedish Supreme Court has its say regarding dawn raids and the right to appeal the Swedish Competition Authority’s conduct during a raid

  • Events| November 29, 2018

    Roschier partners up with the University of Helsinki for the Roschier Energy Lectures in Helsinki and Vaasa

  • Insights| November 15, 2018

    Parliament of Finland approves new Data Protection Act

  • Insights| November 15, 2018

    Government proposes changes to the taxation of cross border investments

  • Events| November 12, 2018

    Upcoming Roschier Reflections: Trademark Breakfast on Tuesday 27 November 2018

  • Events| November 7, 2018

    Meet the Finnish IP Judges on 26 November 2018

  • Insights| October 29, 2018

    Insights from the Nordic and Baltic gas space (and renewables) last week

  • Insights| October 18, 2018

    New Finnish Trademarks Act

  • Insights| October 17, 2018

    Oral hearings in tax disputes

  • Insights| October 12, 2018

    A week in the life of the Finnish and the Baltic natural gas markets

  • Events| October 11, 2018

    Upcoming Roschier Reflections: Breakfast Seminar on Trade Secrets, 24.10.2018

  • Events| September 10, 2018

    Expert talk with Swedish Trademark Judges

  • Events| August 27, 2018

    Upcoming event: Breakfast seminar with Andrew McAfee and Chrissie Lightfoot

  • Insights| August 23, 2018

    A New Trade Secrets Act Now in Force in Finland

  • Insights| August 16, 2018

    Getting ready for the new Finnish renewable energy support scheme

  • Insights| July 24, 2018

    Commission fines Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips and Pioneer for artificially maintaining high prices of their online distributors

  • Insights| June 27, 2018

    Update on the Finnish Trademark law Reform and Finnish Bar Association’s statement on the draft proposal for a Government Bill to the Parliament

  • Insights| June 20, 2018

    Mergers & Acquisitions – Due Diligence in M&A

  • Insights| June 12, 2018

    The new Finnish energy tax reform introduces further steps to achieve a cleaner climate and environment

  • Insights| June 12, 2018

    Mergers & Acquisitions – Choosing the Structure: Mergers, Joint Ventures, Licensing Agreements and Public Tender Offers

  • Insights| June 4, 2018

    Mergers & Acquisitions – Choosing the Structure: Private Share Purchases and Business Acquisitions

  • Insights| May 24, 2018

    Finnish government initiative to streamline environmental permit application

  • Events| May 24, 2018

    Recent developments in Competition Law – Roschier Reflections seminar on 22 May 2018

  • Insights| May 16, 2018

    New legislation regarding variable working time

  • Events| May 11, 2018

    The 10th Roschier Arbitration Forum – Energy Disputes

  • Insights| May 9, 2018

    On energy transitions in general

  • Insights| April 27, 2018

    Finnish ban on coal affects planned renewable energy support scheme

  • Insights| April 25, 2018

    Commission fines Altice EUR 125 million for gun-jumping

  • Insights| April 24, 2018

    A Swedish Perspective on Third Party Funding

  • Insights| April 23, 2018

    Finnish Government Proposal on the Data Protection Act and Supplementary Laws in Finland

  • Insights| April 19, 2018

    Recent decisions of The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority and Finnish Market Court relating to public procurement contracts

  • Events| April 18, 2018

    IPR University Center’s event held at Roschier´s Helsinki office

  • Events| April 18, 2018

    Upcoming Roschier Reflections: Countdown to the EU General Data Protection Regulation, 25 April 2018

  • Events| April 16, 2018

    Työoikeudellinen Yhdistys ry arranged their fully booked anniversary seminar at Roschier´s premises

  • Events| April 9, 2018

    Roschier and the International Trademark Association (INTA) are hosting INTA Roundtable: 3D Trademarks – What´s New?

  • Events| March 28, 2018

    Launch of the Roschier Disputes Index 2018: Enforcement, Thursday 12 April 2018

  • Insights| March 26, 2018

    Labor Court Case TT 2018:18 specifies employers’ equal treatment obligations after a transfer of business

  • Events| March 15, 2018

    Roschier and the International Trademark Association (INTA) are hosting INTA Roundtable: 3D Trademarks – What´s New? 20 March 2018

  • Insights| March 6, 2018

    Telia margin squeeze saga takes new turn in Court of Appeal

  • Events| March 5, 2018

    Roschier Think Tech® – A holistic view on intangibles in an IoT world

  • Insights| February 28, 2018

    Investing with China – Risk and Reward in China Related M&A, part II

  • Insights| February 28, 2018

    Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority takes on new public procurement enforcement powers with vigor – proposes fines of EUR 20 000 on City of Loviisa and City of Jämsä for illegal direct awards of contracts and issues two notices

  • Insights| February 23, 2018

    A new Finnish Arbitration Act?

  • Insights| February 19, 2018

    Investing with China – Risk and reward in China related M&A, part I

  • Insights| February 14, 2018

    Leave to appeal is now required in more environmental permit cases

  • Insights| February 8, 2018

    Doing business in Finland 2018

  • Insights| February 6, 2018

    AG Wahl provides fresh opinion on gun-jumping in EY/KPMG DK

  • Insights| January 31, 2018

    Stockholm as a Global Hub for Arbitration

  • Insights| January 30, 2018

    Qualcomm receives EUR 997 million fine for abusing its dominant position

  • Insights| January 30, 2018

    Judgment after Swedish Competition Authority’s long-running investigation – Nasdaq did not abuse its dominant position

  • Insights| January 22, 2018

    Government’s draft proposal for Interest Deduction Limitation Rules published for comments

  • Events| January 19, 2018

    Roschier is the main sponsor of the Helsinki Brand Summit

  • Insights| January 15, 2018

    One year of the amended Employment Contracts Act – Practical experiences from the reforms

  • Insights| January 2, 2018

    The Finnish Market Court imposes only moderate fines in the Bus Cartel case

  • Insights| January 2, 2018

    The Finnish Supreme Court has decided to seek a preliminary ruling from the CJEU in the Asphalt Cartel damages case

  • Insights| November 13, 2017

    Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control 2018 (Finland)

  • Events| March 2, 2017

    Roschier Topical Forum: Taking advantage of IPRs; taxation and strategies

  • Events| November 2, 2016

    Roschier Topical Forum focusing on compliance and criminal law related risks

  • Events| October 3, 2016

    Breakfast seminar on brands for DIF members 27 September 2016