Employment

Dittmar & Indrenius

Dittmar & Indrenius is known for its expertise in collective agreements and internal investigations, and offers comprehensive HR legal services to both private and public sector clients. The team regularly represents Finnish employers’ organisations in the Labour Court and is highly regarded for its experience in collective bargaining, pensions, outsourcing, and discrimination issues. Suvi Knaapila steers the group and focuses on whistleblowing mandates and internal investigations. Seppo Havia provides employment and pensions law advice to domestic and international clients, while Petteri Uoti regularly represents clients before the Labour Court, state courts and the European Court of Justice. Mika Kärkkäinen is well known for his expertise in handling both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Dittmar & Indrenius' employment team has an exceptionally wide range of capabilities, including outstanding knowledge of employment legislation and innovative solutions to difficult problems.’
‘Petteri Uoti is the leading expert on employment issues in Finnish law firms. He has extensive knowledge of legislation and court cases. He is also very good at finding innovative solutions to difficult problems. He is always readily available to address clients' needs. He is the go-to person in difficult situations. Seppo Havia is also a very knowledgeable expert with long experience. He is subtle in his manner of dealing with difficult problems.'
‘Excellent knowledge of private and public sector employment law, fast response time, and high-quality work.’
‘I usually work with Suvi Knaapila. She is one of the top experts in her field. She has the flexibility to give consultation when time is of the essence.’
‘The Dittmar & Indrenius employment practice has assisted us with numerous assignments. The cooperation has always been fast, smooth and reliable.’
‘Mika Kärkkäinen and Nana Karanen have been extremely valuable to us when handling our employment disputes. They have taken the overall responsibility of the cases and provided us with trust-worthy and strategic insight.’
‘Quick reaction time, expertise and experience on the topic, availability, service attitude.’

Key clients

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ)
The Wellbeing services county of Kymenlaakso
University of Tampere
Delivery Hero Finland Ltd (Foodora)
The Finnish Parliament
Finnair Plc
Qualcomm Inc.

Work highlights

Advised Svenska Handelsbanken on the employment law aspects of the bank's exit from the Finnish market and divestment of a major part of its operations in Finland.
Represented Delivery Hero/Foodora in multiple matters and many different instances regarding food riders' positions as employees or contractors.
Assisted a large Finnish international corporation with the reorganisation of its global operations.