Firm news | December 5, 2019

Roschier Senior Advisor awarded the Order of the Lion of Finland

Senior Advisor Stefan Wikman has been awarded the Order of the Lion of Finland, Knight First Class, by the President of Finland.

Stefan Wikman, now a Senior Advisor, was Partner and head of Roschier’s Vaasa office 1996-2017. He focuses on corporate advisory, M&A, as well as green economy and energy and general commercial, and serves as chair of the Annual General Meeting of several large listed companies.

He receives the Order of the Lion of Finland, Knight First Class in acknowledgement of his long and active work in the Finnish Bar Association. He was a member of the board 2013-2019. Stefan Wikman also serves as the Head of the Finnish delegation of CCBE (The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe).

The Order of the Lion of Finland was founded by decree during the Second World War, and its decorations are awarded in recognition of outstanding civilian or military conduct. Decorations conferred upon Finnish citizens are awarded annually on Finland’s Independence Day, 6 December.