Curriculum Vitae

Marja Hokkanen

+358 400 439 855

marja@marjahokkanen.fi

www.marjahokkanen.com

TRAINING

Doctor of Laws (LLD)

2019

University of Helsinki

Licentiate of Economics (Lic. Sc. Econ.)

2003

Lappeenranta University of Technology/Eastern Finland University

Master of Laws (LLM)

1996

University of Helsinki

WORK EXPERIENCE

Attorney Marja Hokkanen Ltd

Attorney-At-Law

May 2022 –

 

Aalto University

Professor of practice, Postdoctoral Researcher

April 2022-

 

PwC Ltd Finland

PCS ITX Leader

September 2018 – March 2022

 

BDO Ltd Finland

Business Director, Tax and Legal Services

May 2016 – June 2018

 

Ministry of Finance

Ministerial Adviser

January 2015 – April 2016

 

Lund University, Sweden

Visiting doctoral student

January 2013 – June 2013

 

University of Helsinki

PhD student

February 2012 – December 2014

 

Permanent Representation of Finland to the European Union, Brussels

Tax expert

February 2007 – January 2012

 

University of Eastern Finland (former University of Joensuu)

Teacher at the Centre for Continuing Education

September 2002 – November 2006

 

Ministry of Finance

Tax Adviser

September 2005 – January 2007

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy Finland

Senior Tax Consultant

November 2004 – September 2005

 

Ministry of Finance

Tax Adviser

April 2003- October 2004

 

University of Eastern Finland (former University of Joensuu)

Senior Assistant in tax law

February 2001 – August 2002

 

Tax Administration

Tax Adviser

September 1998 – January 2001

 

Central Tax Board

Rapporteur

April 1997 – October 2004

 

Helsinki Administrative Court (formerly Uusimaa Provincial Court)

Rapporteur

February 1997 – August 1998

EXPERT DUTIES:

EU Commission VAT Expert Group

Individual member

October 2022-

 

Finnish Bar Association

Member of the Tax Expert Group

October 2022-

News

14.08.2024 I Marja Hokkanen

Yleinen arvonlisäverokanta nousee syyskuun alussa. Eikä siinä vielä kaikki…

Yleinen arvonlisäverokanta korotetaan syyskuun alussa 24 prosentista 25,5 prosenttiin. Muutokseen perustuva laki 5.7.2024/462 on hyvin vähäsanainen. Sovelletaanko tavaran tai palvelun myyntiin 24 %:in vain 25,5 %:in verokantaa, riippuu si...

Blog

02.06.2024 I Marja Hokkanen

World is changing, how does the taxation change? Maailma muuttuu - miten muuttuu verotus?

In an ever-evolving world, how does taxation keep pace with rapid transformations? Or whether taxation is the right way to implement the desired changes? This is the central question explored in the Minipodcast in which I was intervi...

Articles