Helena Viita

Helena is recognized as one of the leading experts in Finland within Banking & Finance by international directories such as Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, IFLR1000 and the Legal 500.

This is what clients say about Helena:

“Knows what the parties’ expectation on the Finnish counsel are, can produce the necessary documents effectively.”
– IFLR1000 2023/2024 (33rd edition)

“DCM specialist Helena Viita does a good job.”
– The Legal 500 2024, Capital Markets

“Helena Viita is very diligent and provides excellent legal analysis.”
– The Legal 500 2023, Banking & Finance

“Helena Viita is a go-to adviser in the most demanding or critical matters. Sees the big picture, but makes sure that every important detail has been checked.”
– The Legal 500 2023, Banking & Finance

“Excellent knowledge of the law, familiarity with market developments.”
– IFLR1000, 2022/2023 (32nd edition)

“Helena Viita is very knowledgeable in the domestic bond market, having participated as an expert in the legislative preparation work aimed at growing the market.”
– The Legal 500 2022, Capital Markets

Helena Viita’s experience includes advising:

• Tornator Oyj in its green refinancing which was carried out in three main separate phases. In the first phase a EUR 250 million bridge loan was arranged to refinance the EUR 250m secured bond at its maturity in December 2019. The second phase consisted of the EUR 350m refinancing of secured term and revolving facilities closed in March 2020 in which connection the previous security arrangements were replaced with the new joint security pool shared among the separate financing arrangements and further with second priority securing certain hedging liabilities. Tornator’s commercial paper programme was also renewed to EUR 300 million in March 2020 and enable issuance of green commercial paper. The third phase completed the refinancing by the issuance of the secured green bond for an aggregate amount of EUR 350 million with a maturity of six years and a coupon of 1.250%. The green bond was listed on the list of sustainable bonds of Nasdaq Helsinki as the first listed green corporate bond in the Finnish debt capital markets;
• Capman and it’s offering of EUR 40 million senior unsecured sustainability-linked bonds. The bond was listed on the list of sustainable bonds of Nasdaq Helsinki as the first listed sustainability-linked bond in the Finnish debt capital markets;
• Fiskars Corporation in its offering of its debut bond in the form of EUR 200 million senior unsecured sustainability-linked bonds that were listed on the list of sustainable bonds of Nasdaq Helsinki; and
• Caruna Group in the whole business securitisation style refinancing arrangement including secured lending from a banking group and from an orphan issuer which issues loans and bonds to investors inter alia under its EUR 10 billion bond programme. The total amount of Caruna Network Oy’s financing was EUR 1.93 billion.

Roschier (2002-), Partner (2013-2023); Senior Advisor since 2023
Sampo Bank Plc (currently Danske Bank Plc) /Helsinki, Visiting lawyer (2009-2010)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer /London, Visiting lawyer (2007)

Member of the Finnish Bar Association

University of Helsinki, LL.M. (2002)

English, Finnish, Swedish