Employment

Our leading Nordic employment team advises employers on all employment-related matters, both domestically and internationally. We are at your service when you are in need of in-depth experience of any aspect of employment law, whether contentious or non-contentious, and be it sensitive executive matters, restructurings and reorganizations, transactions, pension issues, incentive schemes, employment-related disputes or complex workplace investigations. We regularly assist in negotiations and consultations, either directly or by providing practical step-by-step guidance to our clients. Our renowned practitioners also provide strategic-level advice and boardroom advice.

Our cross-border team is a large and diverse group of skilled professionals with extensive experience from various fields of employment law who operate as a solid unit with an innovative and commercial mindset. With broad experience from having worked at Employer’s Associations, as in-house counsel and as long-serving practitioners at leading Nordic law firms, we can provide first-class, practical legal advice and know-how that is second-to-none. Your business is our passion, so we ensure we find the legal solutions you need.

We have had a few extremely complex and challenging cases and they were all handled with extreme professionalism, in a very timely manner and with excellent customer care; the responsiveness is absolutely top.

Chambers Europe

Absolutely the best in understanding the customer needs, delivering highly professional solutions and services, excellent customer care and follow-up.

The Legal 500

Our team has been involved in a number of complex and multi-jurisdictional workplace investigations relating to suspected harassment and other workplace related non-compliance. We guide corporations and organizations on how to comply with legal, regulatory, contractual and ethical requirements. We work in close cooperation with our clients’ management, legal teams and HR professionals in various industries, aiming at practical, business-minded and effective pre-emption of workplace-related risks.

Our approach to employment law is built on an understanding of day-to-day realities, a genuine interest in our clients’ business and extensive experience in a wide range of industries.

Let us help.

Day-to-day advisory
Boardroom and strategic advice
Restructurings
Matters concerning management, executives and key personnel
Remuneration and pension consultation
Non-competition and other restrictive covenants
Terminations of employment on collective and individual grounds
Consultation with unions, employees and/or their representatives
Litigation and arbitration
Investigations, including harassment
European Works Council matters
Transaction-related issues, including due diligence work
Employment law questions related to transaction structuring

Roschier’s Employment practice is top-ranked by leading international independent legal directories, including Chambers Europe, The Legal 500 and Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal). The firm has also won several prestigious awards, including the following most recent awards:

Chambers Europe Awards: the Law Firm of the Year for Finland in 2024 and 2025; and
The Lawyer European Awards: the European Law Firm of the Year in 2023 and The Law Firm of the Year: Northern Europe in 2023.

This is what clients say about us:

“The team has the capacity to handle large-scale issues, and its knowledge level is high. The lawyers are agile and keep cases under their control.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Employment

“I appreciate their fearless and straightforward attitude; they take ownership of business challenges and solve them with good energy while keeping the customer updated throughout the process.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Employment

“The team are always on their toes and highly focused on delivering quickly.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Employment

“Roschier is a pragmatic and reasonable firm in its approach.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Employment

“Roschier provided easy-to-understand, pragmatic advice in relation to some complex and nuanced aspects of Swedish law.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Employment

“The Roschier team is terrific – very knowledgeable and responsive.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Employment

“Customer service. They take care of you and your business. They will do everything they can for you. Excellent service.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Employment

“The team is very knowledgeable, has a lot of expertise, and works with the same drive and attention to detail on every case, whether big or small. They are very reliable and go-to partners for any case.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Employment

“The employment team is highly skilled in all aspects of Finnish employment law. Roschier is a market leader for a reason. All the team members are dedicated to solving client’s issues, and they take initiative fast.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Employment

“We have observed a great stability of the team, which has helped to develop them to gain knowledge of us as a customer, enhancing the level of guidance we receive.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Employment

“Very quick response time, good and practical guidance.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Employment

“Team is versatile and able to provide the best player for any topic.”
– The Legal 500 2025, Employment

“The team offers excellent customer service, great quality, an understanding of our needs and sense of urgency.”
– Chambers Europe 2024, Employment

“Roschier offers solid, quick, practical and brilliant support.”
– Chambers Europe 2024, Employment

“The advice is very quick and the service level is of a high quality.”
– Chambers Europe 2024, Employment

“The team is extremely skilled and competent, and at the same time very brave and business minded. They turn every rock to find perfect solution.”
– The Legal 500 2024, Employment

“This team is fantastic – very knowledgeable and very responsive.”
– The Legal 500 2024, Employment