Jurist, location negotiable

Come grow with us! At Metsähallitus, we use, manage, and protect state land and water areas sustainably. We create opportunities for responsible business, produce renewable raw materials from sustainably managed forests, and offer opportunities to enjoy nature through hiking and wilderness activities. Millions of people derive joy, health, and well-being from our work. Our mission is meaningful and responsible, and we work for it every day in accordance with our values. At Metsähallitus, we value diversity and promote equality in our working community, and we encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply to work for us. There are nearly a thousand of us across Finland; join our diverse team!

Metsähallitus Kiinteistökehitys creates diverse opportunities for the development of state land and water areas. Kiinteistökehitys is responsible for Metsähallitus's zoning, sells and leases areas to individuals and companies, conducts renewable energy project development and project sales, leases mineral extraction sites, and is responsible for Metsähallitus's land sales and purchases.

We are now looking for a Jurist for Metsähallitus's Kiinteistökehitys for a permanent position. Start of the task is 1.12.2026 or according to the agreement.

Your place of work is primarily Helsinki or one of Metsähallitus's other central locations.

As a Jurist, your main tasks include conducting sales and leasing negotiations related to data center and other energy-intensive industry and renewable energy projects, as well as providing real estate and land-use legal support. You will also participate in other project sales, real estate transactions, and similar broader contractual arrangements within the different sectors of Kiinteistökehitys. You will work in close cooperation with Kiinteistökehitys experts, internal and external stakeholders, as well as the group's Lakiasiat ja vaatimustenmukaisuus unit and other jurists. Your tasks include, among other things:

• preparation and negotiation of land lease and right-of-use agreements, real estate purchase agreements, cooperation agreements, and other project development and commercial arrangements related to real estate development projects
• development of contract activities and models, as well as business development, together with other experts
• monitoring of EU and national level legislation and preparation of Metsähallitus statements in the sectors of Kiinteistökehitys

As a Jurist in Kiinteistökehitys, you will be involved in enabling investments significant for Finland's future to develop the green transition, digital infrastructure, and energy and security of supply. In your work, you will act as a strategic business partner and concretely influence the structure, risk management, and implementation of projects. You will get a unique opportunity to work at the core of the development of state land and water areas and to be building solutions for significant energy, data center, and industrial projects together with the business.

Success in the position requires, in addition to a higher university degree in law, experience from the energy-intensive industry, data center sector, energy sector, or other infrastructure project sectors, fluent English language skills, and a solution-oriented work attitude. We particularly value experience in corporate, real estate, or project business transactions, financing arrangements, and/or project contracts. Contract work is done in both Finnish and English, and a large part of Metsähallitus's projects are international. We hope for initiative, determination, good negotiation skills, and flexibility in a changing operating environment.

We offer you

We offer you an interesting and, depending on your experience, expanding job description in a socially significant organization. Metsähallitus has received excellent ratings from its personnel regarding the meaningfulness of the work, and we have a good team spirit and strong collegial support.

At Metsähallitus, we support your professional development and personal growth, among other things, by offering opportunities to participate in industry networks and stakeholder cooperation, as well as developing your commercial negotiation skills. We work in multiple locations across Finland, sharing the same common values. Our values are:

• Joy
• Sustainability
• Cooperation
• Effectiveness

We support employees' well-being by offering well-being, culture, and lunch benefits. Remuneration is determined according to the remuneration system followed at Metsähallitus based on the difficulty of the task and personal work performance.

We look forward to your application!

Please fill out the electronic application as soon as possible, but no later than 18.10.2026, via the Jätä hakemus -link below the announcement at [www.metsa.fi/avoimet-tyopaikat,](//www.metsa.fi/avoimet-tyopaikat,)

Please also attach a CV to your application.

We are happy to provide more information about the position. Jurist Jani-Pekka Jussila will answer your questions, tel +358 40 157 9665. You can reach Jani-Pekka Mon 5.10. at 12-13 and Thu 8.10. at 12-14.