Sanna Syrjälä

Senior Counsel · Helsinki

SSyrjala@geradinpartners.com +358 50 593 7509 LinkedIn GP profile

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Current titles: Senior Counsel, Geradin Partners · since Jan 2026GP website
GP office: Helsinki
ExpertiseKeywords: hover for the reason: Practice areas on the GP website:Merger control, FDI & FSR
Merger control Healthcare and pharmaceuticals Abuse of dominance Antitrust investigations Cartels Digital markets EU policy-making Financial services and fintech Food and agriculture Infrastructure
Former positions and employers: Finnish Competition and Consumer AuthorityCompetition authority or regulatorLinkedIn GP website
Director, Merger Control · 2018-2026
Head of Research, Merger Control · 2017-2018
Head of Research, Antitrust · 2010-2017
Senior Research Officer · 2006-2010
Deputy Director General for Competition
Member of the Competition Department’s Board of Directors
OrganisationsMemberships, boards, networks: None listed on the GP website or LinkedIn.
Additional interestsAs stated by the person: Nothing stated on LinkedIn or the GP website.
Languages: Not stated on the GP website or LinkedIn.

Publications6wrote or co-wrote

Talks & events5spoke, moderated, organised

Media0guest, host, interviewed, quoted

Cases1in the GP team

Rankings & awards0legal guides, awards

Last activity27 Oct 2026counts: last 24 months

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Last 24 months · 12

27 Oct 2026
Blog post
Uusi sijoituslupalaki laajentaa ulkomaisten investointien valvontaa
AuthorBulevardin Notifikaatio
Hallitus antoi 22.10.2026 esityksen ulkomaisten sijoitusten valvonnan (foreign direct investment, FDI) uudistamisesta. Uusi laki ulkomaisten sijoitusten seurannasta ja lupamenettelystä (sijoituslupalaki) korvaisi nykyisen ulkomaalaisten yritysostojen seurannasta annetun lain (yritysostolaki) ja laajentaisi…
Source: Byline on Bulevardin Notifikaatio
14 Oct 2026
Case news
Geradin Partners advises Ambea on Finnish merger control clearance for its acquisition of Humana
Counsel on the caseGeradin Partnerswith Antto Jokelainen, Elisa Parkkinen, Mikko Alkio
“The Geradin Partners team was led by Partner Mikko Alkio and Senior Counsel Sanna Syrjälä, assisted by Economist Antto Jokelainen and Associate Elisa Parkkinen.”
Where this sentence is: Article on geradinpartners.com
14 Oct 2026
Talk
2026 Geradin Partners & Charles River Associates Competition Law and Policy Seminar
SpeakerGeradin Partners & Charles River Associateswith Damien Geradin, Thomas Höppner, Konstantina Bania, Tom Smith, Patrick Teague, Ruben Elkerbout, Stijn Huijts
“Konstantina Bania, Kari Renko, Oliver Latham, Sam Wilkin, Sanna Syrjälä, Tom Smith, Giorgio Monti, Griet Jans, Patrick Teague, Ruben Elkerbout, David Viros, Lourenço Ventura, Mark Rosman, Stijn Huijts, Daniel Bitton, Nicolas Stebinger, Vivien Terrien and Damien Geradin.”
Where this sentence is: LinkedIn post by Jennifer Reeves
13 Oct 2026
Talk
Panel on scaling up Europe's defence industry and merger control at the GERADIN PARTNERS seminar in Antwerp
PanellistGeradin Partners
“Many thanks to Tom Smith and my fellow panellists Major General Kari Renko, Sam Wilkin and Oliver Latham for a great discussion!”
Where this sentence is: Their LinkedIn post
23 Sep 2026
Talk
Seminar on the revised EU merger guidelines
SpeakerSuomen Kilpailuoikeudellinen Yhdistys (Finnish Competition Law Association)
“Pääsin puimaan uudistuvia yrityskauppasuuntaviivoja kaupungin kovimpien asiantuntijoiden kanssa.”
Where this sentence is: Their LinkedIn post
8 Sep 2026
Blog post
Uudet määräävän aseman väärinkäyttöä koskevat komission suuntaviivat voivat piristää kansallista valvontaa
AuthorBulevardin Notifikaatio
Määräävän markkina-aseman väärinkäytön valvonta on yksi EU kilpailupolitiikan keskeisistä osa-alueista. Komissio hyväksyi syyskuun alussa ensimmäiset suuntaviivat, joissa kuvataan, miten se arvioi menettelyjä, joilla määräävässä asemassa oleva yritys pyrkii vahvistamaan tai suojaamaan asemaansa sulkemalla…
Source: Byline on Bulevardin Notifikaatio
8 May 2026
Article
EU Draft Merger Guidelines: more scope for scale and efficiencies, but no ‘blank cheques’
Co-authorGeradin Partnerswith Daniel Baker, Mattijs Baneke
“As my colleagues at GERADIN PARTNERS Daniel Baker, Mattijs Baneke and Sanna Syrjälä explained in their note on the draft Guidelines”
Where this sentence is: LinkedIn post by Ghazale Mandegarian-Fricke
8 May 2026
Talk
Topical discussion on competition law and policy at the GERADIN PARTNERS Helsinki Europe Day seminar
SpeakerGeradin Partnerswith Damien Geradin
“Topical discussion on competition law and policy by Damien Geradin Sanna Syrjälä and Jan Vapaavuori”
Where this sentence is: Their LinkedIn post
5 May 2026
Blog post
Bulevardin notifikaation pääkirjoitus 5.5.2026: EU:n yrityskauppavalvonnan uudet politiikkatavoitteet haastavat kansallisen soveltamisen
AuthorBulevardin Notifikaatio
Komissio julkaisi 30.4.2026 luonnoksen uusiksi yrityskauppasuuntaviivoiksi, jotka korvaavat vuoden 2004 horisontaaliset ja vuoden 2008 ei-horisontaaliset suuntaviivat. Kyse on isosta uudistuksesta: koko yrityskauppavalvonnan substanssikehys arvioidaan uudelleen vastaamaan markkinoiden muutoksia, komission…
Source: Byline on Bulevardin Notifikaatio
28 Jan 2026
Blog post
Bulevardin notifikaation pääkirjoitus 28.1.2026: Uusi hattu päässä yrityskauppavalvonnan muuttuvassa toimintaympäristössä
AuthorBulevardin Notifikaatio
Aloitin tällä viikolla Geradin Partnersin Helsingin toimistossa oltuani lähes 20 vuotta Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirastossa. Pitkä ura KKV:lla kattoi erilaisia tehtäviä antitrust-tutkinnasta oikeudenkäynteihin ja strategisista kehityshankkeista lainsäädäntötehtäviin. Ammatillisesti ehdin käydä läpi käytännössä koko…
Source: Byline on Bulevardin Notifikaatio
6 Apr 2025
Academic paper
What are the policy options for regulating private equity involvement in health care? A review of policies implemented or considered in seven high-income countries
AuthorHealth Policy
Source: Author list of the paper (OpenAlex)
Mar 2025
Talk
Approaches to Below-Threshold Mergers after Illumina/Grail
SpeakerInforma Connect, Competition Law Nordic
“Sanna Syrjälä, Head of Unit, Merger Control at the Finnish Competition Authority: session 'Approaches to Below-Threshold Mergers after Illumina/Grail' at Competition Law Nordic (Stockholm, 25-26 March 2025)”
Where this sentence is: Search result for a page on informaconnect.com (page not readable)

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Oct 2026
Talk
Review of Mergers Control Developments at the National Level
SpeakerInforma Connect, EU Merger Control
“Sanna Syrjälä, Head of Unit, Merger Control at the Finnish Competition Authority: session 'Review of Mergers Control Developments at the National Level' at EU Merger Control (Brussels, October 2026)”
Why it is not confirmed: Speaker listing for October 2026 still shows her former Finnish Competition Authority title although she joined GP in January 2026, and the page cannot be opened.
Where this sentence is: Search result for a page on informaconnect.com (page not readable)