Harviala Oy serves the needs of the public sector and the landscaping industry as Finland’s largest tree nursery, supplying its customers with plants for landscaping projects.

In public procurement procedures, legal advice ensures that decisions are made on the correct premises and that the parties involved have appropriate means available to protect their rights. Public procurement disputes often concern not only an individual procurement decision, but also ensuring that the rules governing the procurement procedure are properly applied.

We advised Harviala Oy on a request for procurement rectification submitted to the contracting authority and on an appeal before the Market Court. Following our legal advice, the contracting authority issued a procurement rectification decision, as a result of which the proceedings before the Market Court were discontinued.

Our other projects.

Real estate and construction

Oulun Maa- ja Vesirakennus Oy

We advised Oulun Maa- ja Vesirakennus Oy on construction contracts relating to the Hailuoto bridge connection project. Our advice included the legal review of the construction contracts and contractual matters relating to project execution as part of this major infrastructure project.
Commercial contracts

City of Haapajärvi

As part of a process to improve the financial position of the City of Haapajärvi, we provided a legal assessment of the requirements for distribution of funds by one of the City’s subsidiaries, as well as certain competition law matters. Our advice also included updating the company’s shareholders’ agreement, providing legal advice throughout the negotiation process and advising on corporate law matters relating to the implementation of the distribution of funds.
Environment, infrastructure, and energy

Kuusamon energia- ja vesiosuuskunta

Together with its partner Adven, EVO implemented an arrangement in which the parties participate in the electricity reserve market using a battery energy storage facility to be constructed in Kuusamo, together with other capacity used in EVO’s district heating production. We were pleased to act as the legal adviser of EVO on this pioneering project.