Lawyer

Would you like to steer your career towards a more sustainable 1.5°C future? Come help change the world with wpd Suomi Oy and renewable energy! In our welcoming workplace, you can contribute to a historic energy transition and play a key role in developing and building renewable energy projects. Our company is part of the German-owned wpd Group, which began operating in Finland in 2007 and currently operates in 32 countries. Great Place to Work ranked wpd Finland as the third-best workplace in 2025. Our company has already built well over one hundred wind turbines in Finland, whose electricity production corresponds to approximately two per cent of the country’s electricity consumption. We are now looking for a lawyer to join our company for a fixed-term appointment of approximately one year, covering family leave, starting in April 2026, at either our Espoo or Oulu office. In this role, you will support the development and construction of wind, solar and energy storage projects and work closely with our skilled, multidisciplinary team. Our offices in Finland are located in Espoo and Oulu. You will take part in project development and construction processes and, when needed, provide broad assistance with questions concerning operating projects. Your duties include supporting teams with matters related to zoning, land-use agreements, permitting, environmental impact assessment and construction. When needed, you will participate in contract negotiations and negotiations with authorities, landowners and other stakeholders. You will also take part in assessing the sufficiency of documents from a financier’s perspective. You will follow national and international regulation and case law relevant to the sector, and advise and train colleagues on the legal aspects of the field. We expect you to have: • A higher university degree in law (OTM/OTK) and at least two years of post-graduation work experience at a law firm, in-house or in consulting, preferably in the environment and energy sector. • Experience in environmental, energy and/or real estate law, administrative processes and dealings with authorities. • Initiative, a solution-oriented approach and the ability to work independently. • Fluent working proficiency in Finnish and English; Swedish language skills are an advantage. • Good interpersonal skills. • The ability to produce legal text that is easy to understand. • A desire to do your part for a more sustainable future. We offer you: • A warm, people-oriented team where you can be yourself. • The opportunity to use your legal expertise as the only lawyer in a multidisciplinary team. • Flexible hybrid work that respects the balance between work and home. • The opportunity to contribute to the renewable energy transition in a unique environment. • Compensation consisting of a fixed monthly salary determined by your experience, combined with good employee benefits. We hope you can start during April 2026, as agreed. If you are interested, send us your CV and cover letter including your salary request no later than Friday, 27 February 2026. Please apply as soon as possible, as we review applications during the application period and will fill the position as soon as we find the right person. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, you can also contact lawyer Elina Liljavirta (+358 41 546 3639 or e.liljavirta@wpd.fi) on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, from 14:00 to 15:00.