Event Report

Held at the renowned Toppa Restaurant & Bar, located in Helsinki’s iconic Sugar Cube building designed by architectural maestro Alvar Aalto, Legal 500’s first-ever Finland GC Powerlist was a resounding success. For this long-overdue celebration of the Finnish in-house legal community, we partnered with DLA Piper to create a laid-back yet professional atmosphere where the accomplished GCs could share in their achievements while enjoying excellent food and drink with a historic view overlooking Helsinki’s market square and the landmark Uspenski Cathedral. After introductions by Legal 500’s Joe Boswell and Toppa’s master chef Samppa Kangasjärvelä, country managing partner of DLA Piper Ilkka Liljeroos spoke of his firm’s steadfast commitment to supporting GCs in Finland in achieving their objectives.

On behalf of the awardees, Nordkalk’s chief legal officer Laura Määttänen spoke about some of her formative experiences as a young in-house counsel and highlighted shared trends and challenges currently facing the community. After the main event, most of the 50 GCs in attendance joined us at the cocktail bar and afterparty to continue the celebrations, fostering new connections and rekindling old friendships.

We look forward to further contributing to the success of the in-house legal profession in Finland and will work hard to produce an even more successful publication in 2026.

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