We are looking for junior and senior trainees for the summer of 2024. These four-month trainee periods start on 6 May 2024.
5.11.2023
Law student, apply now for the most popular traineeships of the summer. Join us at Castrén & Snellman for the summer of your life!
Castrén & Snellman is a law firm of over 300 people. We are a forerunner of sustainability in the legal services industry, enabling our clients to build sustainable success stories. We are driven by the spark to provide the best legal service in Finland and to be the best workplace in the legal sector. Our hope is that our trainees share our values – the Spark, Respect, Courage and Responsibility – and contribute to our excellent team spirit.
We offer full-time summer trainee positions for students at different stages in their studies. All of our trainee programmes are paid. Each year, over a hundred students join us to gain experience of business law and the daily routines of a law firm by participating in client work as well as the development of our firm.
For more information on our trainee programmes and working with us, please visit our Careers page and social media channels. You can also find answers to frequently asked questions about trainee programmes in our FAQ.
Take a look at the daily work of our trainees in our Instagram stories.
You can see our trainees at work on Instagram by following our my week series. You will also have the opportunity to ask our trainees about their experience.
• Junior trainees: 8 November.
• Senior trainees: 15 November.
Apply for a summer trainee position by 20 November and come join us in building sustainable success stories!
Our business is to enable our clients’ success and ensure their legal protection. We are the forerunners of demanding legal services, such as mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution and all other areas of business law.
Castrén & Snellman is an international law firm seeing growth in the Nordics. What makes us stand out is our straight-forward way of working, our true collaboration across teams and our long tradition of exceeding expectations. When clients face challenging situations, we offer our internationally recognised competence, clear thinking and solution-oriented experts.
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Efima – Sale of AI business
We advised Efima Oyj on the sale of its AI business to Better Care Technologies Oy. The transaction included Efima’s Moiva AI platform developed for the care sector, the related technology and brand, customer contracts, and the experts working in the business. Efima is a Finnish digital company that supports the sustainable growth of large and mid-sized companies by streamlining their business processes and by creating competitive advantage through the innovative use of artificial intelligence and data. The company has nearly 200 experts based in Helsinki and Tampere.
Case published 21.9.2026
Neoen – Sale of data centre
We advised Neoen Renewables Finland Oy, part of the French Neoen Group, in its sale of a data centre project to a consortium consisting of international data centre developers and operators. This marked Neoen’s first data centre development project in Finland. Founded in 2008, Neoen is one of the world’s leading independent renewable energy producers. The company operates in 15 countries. It develops, finances, builds, owns, and operates solar power plants, wind farms, and battery storage systems. Neoen Group is owned by global alternative asset manager Brookfield Corporation.
Case published 17.9.2026
Jolt Capital and Tesi – Investment in VEV
We advised Jolt Capital and Tesi in connection with their investment in VEV, a leading provider of commercial fleet electrification solutions. The investment, led by Jolt Capital with Tesi as co-investor, will support VEV’s next phase of growth and expansion across Europe. As part of the transaction, VEV became an independent company following the acquisition of Vitol’s stake in the business. Founded by Vitol, VEV provides integrated fleet electrification solutions combining fleet strategy, charging infrastructure, energy supply and operational services. Through its VEV IQ platform, the company supports more than 6,000 commercial electric vehicles across Europe and has been deployed across more than 600 sites spanning the transport, logistics and waste sectors. Jolt Capital is a private equity firm focused on growth investments in European deeptech companies. Tesi is a Finnish state-owned investment company that promotes Finnish business and economic growth through investments. We advised Jolt Capital and Tesi on the equity financing and structuring aspects of the transaction. International law firm Goodwin advised the investors on the acquisition of VEV.
Case published 10.9.2026
VR Group – Intellectual property matters
VR-Group Plc is a transport and logistics group owned by the Finnish State, operating passenger and freight rail transport in Finland with activities also in the Swedish market. VR Group provides passenger, logistics and maintenance services with over 160 years’ experience in developing responsible transport of the future. We advise VR Group in intellectual property matters as part of the company’s wider brand protection efforts. Our assignments have included advice on copyright, design rights and trademarks, focusing on the protection of the company’s visual identity – including its distinctive green colour – in connection with transport services as part of a comprehensive IP protection strategy. VR Group’s consistent brand building has also received recognition, including the Finland Chamber of Commerce’s Brand of the Year award in 2026. In the competition, brands were viewed comprehensively from various perspectives, including their story, strategic role, brand renewal ability and intellectual property protection. The jury found that VR had understood the importance of the protection of its brand as part of a comprehensive business strategy.
Case published 9.9.2026