Our Anti-Money Laundering (AML) practice advises financial institutions, entities under the supervision of the Finnish Supervisory Agency and other obliged entities on all aspects of AML, counter-terrorist financing (CTF) and sanctions compliance in an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. We combine deep legal expertise with practical insight to help clients manage AML, CTF and sanctions risks and meet stringent regulatory expectations.
Our team is one of the leading AML practices in Finland, recognised for its breadth of expertise and dedicated focus on AML-related matters. Drawing on extensive collective experience, we provide commercially focused advice that supports both regulatory compliance and business objectives.
We assist financial institutions and other obliged entities in navigating evolving regulatory requirements, designing and implementing robust compliance frameworks, and responding effectively to regulatory scrutiny. Our work covers the full spectrum of AML/CTF and sanctions compliance, from risk assessments and governance structures to internal policies, procedures and controls.
In particular, we support clients with:
– AML risk assessments and enterprise risk frameworks
– tailoring customer due diligence (CDD), know your customer and business partner (KYC/KYPB) processes and onboarding models
– governance, training programmes and internal controls
– other financial crime prevention, including anti-bribery and corruption and fraud prevention
We regularly advise on regulatory inspections, remediation programmes and enforcement matters, and provide transactional support in connection with acquisitions, restructurings and new product launches where AML considerations are critical.
We work closely with our clients’ compliance, legal and business teams to develop solutions that are tailored, proportionate and operationally effective. Our aim is not only to ensure compliance, but to strengthen our clients’ resilience to AML/CTF and sanctions risks and enhance their position as trusted and responsible market participants.
We also provide tailored AML, CTF and sanctions training for boards of directors, senior management, compliance functions and operational teams. Olli Kiuru regularly contribute to professional training programmes, including those organised by Aalto University Executive Education, reflecting our recognised expertise in AML and financial crime compliance.
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