Björn Nykvist

Partner

Mergers and Acquisitions​

Construction, Energy and Infrastructure

Björn Nykvist is the Head of HPP’s market-leading Energy team, and one of the leading Finnish energy & infrastructure lawyers, with vast experience in the development, financing and acquisition and disposal of energy and infrastructure projects. Björn advises a diverse client base of energy and infrastructure corporates, financial sponsors, specialist fund managers, banks and other finance institutions on a range of complex transactional and project development work, with the majority of Björn’s work being cross-border in nature.

Björn’s experience includes negotiating complex joint venture structures, as well as the commercial project agreements underpinning energy and infrastructure projects. Björn is one of the leading Finnish advisors on power purchase agreements, having advised on the many different forms PPAs can take.

In addition to his work for clients in the energy and infrastructure sector, Björn also has experience of advising on transactions in relation to other non-energy infrastructure projects and transactions, including digital infrastructure as well as natural resources and mining.

Tarja Kovaljeff

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tarja.kovaljeff@hpp.fi

Björn has been consistently recognised by leading international directories such as Chambers Europe and Global, Legal 500 and IFLR1000. Chambers Europe has ranked him Band 2 for Energy and Natural Resources for several consecutive years.

What our clients have said about Björn:

“Björn Nykvist’s level of service is excellent, and our cooperation is very smooth. He’s the person I’ll call if I need to discuss something deep about renewable projects.”
– Chambers Europe 2026

“Björn’s extensive expertise from various fields of law coupled with impeccable attention to detail has been invaluable help to us.”
– Chambers Europe 2024

“Björn is a very strong partner with outstanding expertise and a great way to make his clients feel well taken care of.”
– Chambers Europe 2024

“Björn’s years of experience with wind power project development seem to translate very well into Solar PV projects. We have gained excellent service from Björn and his team on the full range of development-related contracts.”
– IFLR1000 2024

“Very experienced partner who has a deep knowledge of the Finnish market and lenders’ needs. He provides great constructive input to legal as well as structural discussions and is open to discuss how to implement new (commercial) elements in an appropriate legal manner.”
– IFLR1000 2024

”We consider him to be among the best in his field of expertise.”
– Chambers Europe 2022

“His ability to look at topics from multiple angles really helps. He is always on time, even with tight schedules.”
– Chambers Europe 2021

HPP Attorneys (2007–)
Procopé & Hornborg (1995–2007)
Court of Parainen, Trained at the Bench

International Bar Association
Finnish Bar Association
Finnish Renewables
Finnish Hydrogen Cluster
Deutsch-Nordische Juristenvereinigung

University of Helsinki, LL.M.

Björn Nykvist

Partner

Mergers and Acquisitions​

Construction, Energy and Infrastructure

2026