Languages

English, Finnish

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Anniina Kunnaton

Counsel Environment & Natural Resources

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Languages

English, Finnish

Anniina advises domestic and international clients on energy and environmental law. She also provides advice on questions related to land use and zoning. In addition, she provides advice on permitting and project development of onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, BESS, and other renewable energy projects. Moreover, she represents clients before regulatory authorities, municipalities, and courts in permit, zoning, and environmental compliance matters.

Selected References

Parties:

UPM-Kymmene Corporation

Transaction:

Hannes Snellman has been advising UPM-Kymmene Corporation (UPM) on all legal aspects of the strategic review and separation of the UPM Plywood business area from the UPM Group (announced September 2025), including the carve-out, partial demerger, listing and related transactions and commercial arrangements.

Value:

Not public

Role:

Counsel to UPM-Kymmene Corporation

Contacts

Parties:

UPM-Kymmene Corporation, Sappi Limited

Transaction:

Hannes Snellman is advising UPM-Kymmene Corporation (UPM) in establishing a joint venture to combine UPM’s graphic paper business and Sappi Limited’s graphic paper business in Europe with a combined enterprise value of the respective businesses of €1,420 million, excluding the value of expected synergy benefits. The joint venture is to include entire UPM Communication Papers business, including eight UPM Communication Papers’ paper mills at Kymi, Rauma and Jämsänkoski in Finland; Nordland, Augsburg, Schongau in Germany; UPM Caledonian paper mill in the UK, and Blandin paper mill in the USA.

The contemplated joint venture represents a decisive response to the structural changes in the European graphic paper industry, offering a path to strengthen the resilience of the industry and provide long-term commitment and supply security to graphic paper customers.

The complex, multi-jurisdictional transaction with agreements covering both JV structure, governance, carve-out and commercial arrangements required close-knit cooperation with broad UPM team and across all advisors.

Value:

Combined enterprise value of the respective businesses of EUR 1,420 million

Role:

Counsel to UPM-Kymmene Corporation

Contacts

Parties:

Aneo AS, Arise AB

Transaction:

Hannes Snellman acted as local counsel for Aneo AS in the recommended cash-based public offer to the shareholders of Arise AB which is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Arise is one of the leading independent companies in renewable energy in the Nordics.

Value:

The total value of the offer amounts to approximately SEK 1.8 billion.

Role:

Counsel to Aneo AS

Contacts

Memberships and Positions of Trust

  • Member of the Finnish Bar Association
  • Executive Committee of World Energy Council’s Future Energy Leaders Finland Programme, 2024–

Professional Background

  • Counsel, Hannes Snellman, 2025–
  • Myrsky Energia Oy, 2022–2025
  • Asianajotoimisto Lukander Ruohola HTO, 2021–2022
  • Roschier, Attorneys Ltd., 2018–2021

Education

  • Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2018