{"id":2009,"date":"2026-02-12T17:55:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marjahokkanen.fi\/?page_id=2009"},"modified":"2026-02-18T17:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:57:47","slug":"etusivu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marjahokkanen.fi\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
\n

Finding Balance
amidst Changing
\nTax Tides<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marja Hokkanen, Attorney
LL.D, Lic.Sc. (Econ.), LL.M, Professor of practice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n

<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n
\n

I am Marja Hokkanen, an attorney specialized in tax law. My areas of expertise include value-added tax (VAT), energy taxation, car taxation, alcohol taxation, and customs legislation. During my nearly 30-year career, I have worked in administrative courts, the Finnish Tax Administration, the Ministry of Finance,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

auditing firms, and have served as a tax expert at Finland's EU Representation in Brussels. I have a comprehensive understanding of the various actors and practices in tax law. I also teach future tax experts at Aalto University and serve as a member of the European Commission's VAT Expert Group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

Services for Businesses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tax consulting, assistance with tax audits, guidance, advance rulings and preliminary discussions, litigation and disputes, teaching, and mentoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n

Services for Public Organizations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I assist municipalities, joint municipal authorities, wellbeing services counties, and other public organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

News<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n
\n\n

No results in this category<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

Blog<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n