Environment & Natural Resources
Environmental law is a vast and complex field, requiring a combination of in-depth knowledge with broad industry experience and a practical approach. Whether it is about complying with regulatory obligations, securing permits and licenses, managing environmental risks and liabilities, or resolving related disputes and litigation, legal advisors who can provide tailored and pragmatic solutions are a key asset.
Our leading Environment & Natural Resources practice advises clients on both development projects and existing industrial sites. Our clients turn to us in their most demanding and high-impact matters, and our expertise covers all regulatory issues in relevant industry sectors, including the energy, infrastructure, mining, forestry, waste, and chemicals sectors.
Chambers Europe, Energy & Natural ResourcesWell organized, proactive and good value for money.
We are highly experienced in providing strategic advice on planning and permit issues concerning new investments and on new regulatory requirements affecting existing investments. Our strategic advisory capability comes from the decades of experience our lawyers have in acting in landmark industry and infrastructure projects. These include projects relating to offshore wind in the territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone, data centers, green fuel production plants, chemical plants, large-scale energy infrastructure, pulp and paper plants, exploration and mining, hydropower, solar power parks, hydrogen production plants, nuclear power plants and industrial facilities within the battery cluster.
Practice-related services
Our key experience covers:
- Conventional permit and appeals processes
- Environmental impacts assessment law
- Environmental law
- Water law
- Land use planning and construction law
- Renewable energy law
- Exploration and mining law
- Chemicals law
- Waste law
- Nature conservation, biodiversity and built heritage aspects of projects
- Expropriation processes
- Supervision of interests in national and EU legislative initiatives
- Legal advice in transactions and joint ventures
- Environmental liability and remediation
Recognitions
Roschier’s Environment & Natural Resources practice is top-ranked by leading international independent legal directories, including Chambers Europe, The Legal 500, IFLR1000 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;
- International Financial Law Review – IFLR European Awards: Law Firm of the Year for Finland in 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:
“Roschier’s response times for high-quality consulting are exceptionally fast.”
– Chambers Europe 2026, Energy & Natural Resources
“Roschier has an established transactional energy practice maintaining a significant presence in the market. It advises on M&A and project financing in relation to both domestic and international energy and natural resources matters. The firm represents clients from the renewable energy and oil and gas sectors in transactions, including the establishment of joint ventures. It further assists public and private sector clients alike with cross-border regulatory matters and contract management. Roschier is highly active in matters relating to wind and heating.”
– Chambers Europe 2026, Energy & Natural Resources
“Roschier is highly active in energy sector dispute resolution. The law firm frequently advises on international oil and gas cases, including both investment and commercial arbitration proceedings. It is also experienced in transactions and regulatory issues relating to district heating companies. The team additionally covers fundraising rounds and financing for energy projects.”
– Chambers Europe 2026, Energy & Natural Resources
“Roschier combines an outstanding commercial approach and high-quality work.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Energy & Natural Resources
“It is a multidisciplinary firm that is very industry-focused. It is a one-stop shop, and you get direct senior involvement in matters.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Energy & Natural Resources
“Roschier’s lawyers are very smart and business-minded, and also always super quick.”
– Chambers Europe 2025, Energy & Natural Resources
