Seppo Havia
Partner
Seppo Havia is a very knowledgeable expert with long experience.
– The Legal 500 EMEA 2025, Employment
Seppo Havia is an exceptional individual in the field of Finnish employment law.
The Legal 500 EMEA 2024, Employment
Seppo Havia has extensive knowledge of employment law and is a leading expert.
– The Legal 500 EMEA 2024, Employment
Seppo is truly a professional to rely on.
– Chambers Europe 2023, Employment
Seppo is very knowledgeable and a strong strategic thinker with a can-do attitude.
– Chambers Europe 2023, Employment
Marvellous litigator keen on finding new approaches.
– The Legal 500 EMEA 2021, Employment
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Seppo Havia focuses on complex precedent-setting employment law matters and employment law-related dispute resolution.
He has extensive experience and insight into Finnish and international employment and pensions law and employee benefits-related matters, including reorganisations, M&A, outsourcing arrangements and dispute resolution. He has been representing multiple Finnish and international corporate clients in complex employment-related matters and employment litigations.
Seppo Havia has been the lead partner, among others, in representing the largest Finnish listed forest and technology industry companies in precedent-setting and high-profile court cases regarding criminal and damage claims against labour unions based on illegal strikes.
Dittmar & Indrenius Attorneys Ltd. (2004–present)
Association of Support Service Industries (Employer Organisation), Lawyer and Head of Department (1999–2004)
Other law firms, Partner (1992–1999)
Trained on the bench (1992)
University of Helsinki (LL.M., 1991)
Ranked in Band 1, Employment, Chambers Europe, 2025
Ranked as Leading Partner, Employment, Legal 500, 2025
- Finnish Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- European Employment Lawyers Association
- Industrial Lawyers Association
Author and co-author of several articles on labour law in domestic and international publications.
A trusted speaker at various academic and professional events in Finland.
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