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Alisa Ainonen

Associate Projects & Construction

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Languages

Finnish, English

Alisa advises clients in our Real Assets Practice, which is a multi-disciplinary group of experienced lawyers whose expertise cuts across energy, infrastructure, real estate, construction, environment, and projects.

Alisa specialises in energy and infrastructure projects advising domestic and international clients on complex matters relating to construction, procurement, and supply. Alisa has also several years of experience in the project development and transactional aspects of green transition projects.

Selected References

Parties:

Easpring Finland New Materials Oy as borrower, DNB, ICBC, ING, and Standard Chartered as lenders.

Transaction:

Hannes Snellman advised Easpring Finland New Materials Oy ("EFNM") in respect of the Finnish law aspects of the EUR 514.4 million green financing package relating to the development and construction of EFNM's cathode active material ("CAM") manufacturing plant in Kotka, in the south of Finland. EFNM is a joint venture owned by Beijing Easpring Material Technology (70%), Finnish Minerals Group (28.3%), and LG Energy Solutions (1.7%).

The financing was arranged by Société Générale as sole financial advisor and mandated lead arranger, together with Natixis as co-mandated lead arranger, and four international banks (DNB, ICBC, ING, and Standard Chartered), with support from export credit agencies Finnvera and Sinosure.

Once operational, the Kotka facility is expected to become one of the largest CAM plants in Europe, with a planned first-phase production capacity of 60,000 tonnes per year, supplying battery manufacturers across Europe including LGES, AESC, and SKOn.

Value:

EUR 514.4 million

Role:

Finnish counsel to Easpring Finland New Materials Oy

Contacts

Parties:

Helios Nordic Energy AB (Seller), international independent power producers (IPPs) and infrastructure funds (Buyer)

Transaction:

Hannes Snellman has recently advised Helios Nordic Energy AB on the disposal of a 125 MW / 250 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Finland, bringing the total volume of BESS projects where Hannes Snellman has advised Helios Nordic Energy AB in the Finnish market to more than 550 MW / 1,100 MWh over the past year. The respective transactions, comprising six separate projects, have been completed with a mix of international independent power producers (IPPs) and infrastructure funds. All buyers remain undisclosed.

Deal value:

Not public

Role:

Counsel to Helios Nordic Energy AB

Contacts

Parties:

Metsähallitus, Nordic Generation

Transaction:

Hannes Snellman advised Finnish State enterprise Metsähallitus on the disposal of rights to three projects located in Simo, Kajaani, and Pyhäntä with a total envisaged nominal capacity of 800 MW to Nordic Generation. Nordic Generation is backed by the Octopus Energy Renewable Infrastructure Trust plc (ORIT) and Sky — two funds managed by Octopus Energy Generation, one of Europe’s leading investors in renewable energy projects.

Value:

Not public

Role:

Counsel to Metsähallitus

Contacts

Parties:

Tesi, Taaleri, Ren-Gas

Transaction:

Hannes Snellman advised Taaleri Sijoitus Oy and Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy in their investment in Ren-Gas Oy, a Finnish developer of Power-to-Gas (P2G) solutions for producing renewable e-methane to reduce emissions in heavy road transport and shipping.

Deal Value:

EUR 16 million

Role:

Counsel to Tesi and Taaleri

Contacts

Hannes Snellman advised OX2 in respect of the construction contracts, PPA, development, due diligence as well as Finnish law aspects of the project financing.

Contacts

Parties:

ABO Energy, Fortum Oyj

Transaction:

Hannes Snellman advised ABO Energy on the disposal of a majority stake in its Finnish wind farm development pipeline to Fortum Oyj. The portfolio comprises approximately 4.4 GW of onshore wind power development projects at various stages.

Update 1 December 2025: The transaction, announced on 23 July 2025, has now been completed.

Deal Value:

Value not public

Role:

Counsel to ABO Energy

Contacts

The Rajamäenkylä wind farm in Karijoki and Isojoki will be completed in 2028 and comprise 54 Nordex N175/6.8 wind turbines with a total capacity of 367 MW. The Honkakangas wind farm in Halsua will be completed in 2027 and comprise 16 Nordex N175/6.525 wind turbines with a total capacity of around 105 MW. The projects have a long-term PPA with a multinational corporate offtaker, and OX2 has also secured a long-term debt financing agreement with Santander Corporate & Investment Banking. The investment amounts to more than EUR 700 million, and the wind farms will remain under OX2’s ownership once constructed.

Hannes Snellman advised OX2 in respect of the construction contracts for full grid and balance of plant, turbine procurement, PPA, development, as well as Finnish law aspects of the project financing.

Our core team comprised Maria Landtman, Klaus Metsä-Simola, Marjaana Martikainen, Katja Perätalo, Minna Juhola, Elisa Panula, Emmi Malm, Julia Ranta, Linda Härkönen, Rauli Elenius, Alisa Ainonen, Elina Uitto, and Jenny Karlsson, (Real Assets), Josefina Aalto, Anna Huttunen, and Oona Aalto (Finance), Piia Ahonen and Harri Vehviläinen (Tax), Olli Mäkelä (Dispute Resolution), and Legal Assistants Victoria Reiter, Salla Mäki, Zoe Röpelinen, Melisa Göllü, and Laura Pöyhönen.

Contacts

Parties 

ib vogt, Renewable Power Capital Nordics

Transaction 

Legal advisor to ib vogt in its disposal of a 50 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project to Renewable Power Capital Nordics. The BESS project is located in Kalanti, Uusikaupunki, in Southwest Finland, and is ready to be built. It is one of the larger BESS projects in development in Finland.

Deal Value 

Value not public

Role

Counsel to ib vogt

Contacts

Parties

Exilion

Transaction

Counsel to Exilion in respect of Exilion’s solar PV project in the municipality of Simo, Finland, with a planned nominal capacity of 70 MWp and an estimated annual production of 65,000 MWh. Once operational, the project will be one of the largest solar PV projects in Finland. Our team advised Exilion in respect of e.g. negotiating construction, supply, and services contracts.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Exilion

Contacts

Parties:

Infranode, MPY Telecom Oyj

Transaction:

Infranode’s acquisition of MPY Telecom Oyj

Role:

Counsel to Infranode

Contacts
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    Rabbe Sittnikow

    Partner +358 40 544 5280 rabbe.sittnikow@hannessnellman.com
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    Anniina Laakso

    Supervising Legal Assistant +358 40 828 4068 anniina.laakso@hannessnellman.com
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    Matias Moberg

    Partner +358 40 867 4634 matias.moberg@hannessnellman.com
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    Pauliina Sutinen

    Managing Associate +358 50 346 5280 pauliina.sutinen@hannessnellman.com
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    Riikka Kuha

    Counsel +358 50 433 9026 riikka.kuha@hannessnellman.com
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    Anna Mäkinen

    Senior Associate +358 50 494 9159 anna.makinen@hannessnellman.com
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    Alisa Ainonen

    Associate +358 40 486 5089 alisa.ainonen@hannessnellman.com

Parties:

YIT

Transaction:

Counsel to YIT in the disposal of its wind and solar business, comprising of 2.3 GW renewable energy projects and a team of 16 employees.

Deal value:

Value not public

Role:

Counsel to YIT

 

 

 

Contacts
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    Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com
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    Marjaana Martikainen

    Counsel +358 40 844 0174 marjaana.martikainen@hannessnellman.com
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    Elisa Panula

    Managing Associate +358 50 917 6807 elisa.panula@hannessnellman.com
  • A woman with long brown hair sits on a chair against a beige background. She is wearing a white blouse with puffy sleeves and black pants, smiling gently with her hands resting on her lap.

    Alisa Ainonen

    Associate +358 40 486 5089 alisa.ainonen@hannessnellman.com
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    Heikki Vesikansa

    Partner +358 40 844 2117 heikki.vesikansa@hannessnellman.com
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    Sofia Ropo

    Senior Associate +358 40 545 2866 sofia.ropo@hannessnellman.com
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    Harri Vehviläinen

    Specialist Partner +358 40 183 1636 harri.vehvilainen@hannessnellman.com
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    Salla Mäki

    Billing and Collections Assistant +358 40 718 6808 salla.maki@hannessnellman.com

Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Finnish state enterprise Metsähallitus in the negotiation of contractual arrangements with Vattenfall for the expansion of the Korsnäs offshore wind farm development project.

Contacts

Parties:

Myrsky Energia, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)

Transaction: 

Counsel to Myrsky Energia in the formation of a joint venture with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) concerning the investment and development of 1.8 GW portfolio of onshore wind power in Finland.

Value:

EUR 2.3 billion

Role:

Counsel to Myrsky Energia

Contacts

Parties

ib vogt, Helen

Transaction

ib vogt's disposal of 206 MWp solar PV project to Helen.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to ib vogt

Contacts

Parties:

Exilion Wind, BayWa r.e. Nordic

Transaction:

Exilion Wind's and BayWa r.e. Nordic's wind power joint venture. Through the joint venture, the co-investors will invest and develop the Karhakkamaa wind farm project, which is envisaged to consist of 48 wind turbines with an installed capacity of approximately 350MW.

Deal Value: 

Value not public

Role:

Counsel to Exilion Wind

Contacts

Parties

Orange Capital Partners (Buyer), Starwood Capital Group and Avara Oy (Sellers)

Transaction

Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Orange Capital Partners in the acquisition of a residential portfolio of 2,200 apartments located across 16 cities from Starwood Capital Group and Avara Oy

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Orange Capital Partners

Contacts
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    Tapio Teräkivi

    Senior Partner +358 40 769 8273 tapio.terakivi@hannessnellman.com
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    Heikki Vesikansa

    Partner +358 40 844 2117 heikki.vesikansa@hannessnellman.com
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    Antti Nyberg

    Partner +358 40 838 9375 antti.nyberg@hannessnellman.com
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    Tuomas Koivuniemi

    Specialist Partner +358 45 690 9454 tuomas.koivuniemi@hannessnellman.com
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    Jenni Parviainen

    Counsel +358 40 808 6523 jenni.parviainen@hannessnellman.com
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    Isabella Aro

    Senior Associate +358 44 514 3829 isabella.aro@hannessnellman.com
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    Noora Christiansen

    Senior Associate +358 50 527 8145 noora.christiansen@hannessnellman.com
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    Mikael Wood

    Senior Associate +358 45 7833 4708 mikael.wood@hannessnellman.com
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    Sofia Ropo

    Senior Associate +358 40 545 2866 sofia.ropo@hannessnellman.com
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    Alisa Ainonen

    Associate +358 40 486 5089 alisa.ainonen@hannessnellman.com
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    Anniina Somppi

    Senior Associate +358 40 641 3353 anniina.somppi@hannessnellman.com
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    Viivi Vikberg

    Senior Associate +358 50 596 8551 viivi.vikberg@hannessnellman.com
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    Vivi Jaatinen

    Legal Assistant +358 40 821 5939 vivi.jaatinen@hannessnellman.com
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    Salla Mäki

    Billing and Collections Assistant +358 40 718 6808 salla.maki@hannessnellman.com

Professional Background

  • Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2026–
  • Usva Energia Oy, 2026
  • Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2022–2025

Education

  • Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2022