Riikka Eronen

Partner / Helsinki

About Riikka

Riikka advises our clients on banking and finance transactions and debt restructuring. She has extensive experience in finance transactions, including corporate lending and real estate finance as well as acquisition financing and other event-driven financing. Prior to joining Borenius, Riikka has worked as an associate at another law firm and as legal counsel at Aareal Bank AG. Riikka joined us from Danske Bank whose corporate loans franchise she most recently worked at as a loan originator.

Riikka co-heads the firm’s Banking & Finance team.

Rankings

IFLR1000

  • Banking & Finance

“Very knowledgeable, solid experience working for banks in various roles.“

Chambers Europe

  • Banking & Finance

“She is tremendous and effective.”
“She knows the banks well and how they reason. She is a trustworthy adviser, and particularly on lender mandates.”
“Riikka provides a smooth and easy process.”
“She is really experienced and a very good banking and finance lawyer.”

  • Banking & Finance – Key Lawyer

“Riikka Eronen is a highly experienced lawyer with a pragmatic but precise approach.”

Career

  • Partner, Borenius, 2022–
  • Counsel, Borenius, 2020–2022
  • Director Corporate Loans, Danske Bank, 2014–2020
  • Senior Legal Counsel, Danske Bank (formerly Sampo Bank Oyj), 2008–2014
  • Legal Counsel, Aareal Bank AG, 2006–2008
  • Associate, Roschier, 2002–2006

Education

  • Bar Admission, 2021, Helsinki, Finland
  • Master of Laws, 2001, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • Bachelor of Social Science, 1998, University of Helsinki, Finland

Languages

  • Finnish, English, German