OVERVIEW
Saana is an Associate with experience in EU and UK competition law.
Expertise
Saana joined Hausfeld in 2021 where she trained and was promoted to Associate in July 2025. She has worked on different high-profile competition and commercial litigation cases within the firm and has been an integral part of teams during all stages of litigation, including preparation for filing, drafting witness statements, disclosure and CMC and bundle preparation. During her training, she also completed a client secondment at Which? in the commercial legal team, where she gained in-house experience focussing on commercial contracts, intellectual property matters and AI tools.
She is a native Finnish speaker.
EDUCATION
LLM Competition Law, Queen Mary University of London
LLB Law Honours, University of Westminster
BAR ADMISSIONS
Solicitor, England and Wales, 2025
AFFILIATONS
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Pro Bono Recognition List
In 2026, Saana was recognised as part of the Pro Bono Recognition List, published annually, which celebrates solicitors and barristers who have dedicated 25 or more hours of pro bono legal assistance in the previous calendar year. The list is under the patronage of The Lady Chief Justice of England & Wales and is supported by The Law Society, Bar Council and all major pro bono legal organisations.
Experience
Antitrust/Competition
At Hausfeld, Saana is part of the legal team which:
- Acting on a collective action with the CAT on behalf of some 19.6 million eligible UK iPhone and iPad users relating to excessive and unlawful charges by the Apple App Store. The claim alleges that Apple’s conduct violates section 18 of the UK Competition Act 1998 and Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
- The opt-out collective action filed with the CAT on behalf of an estimated 19.5 million eligible UK users of smartphones and tablets running on Google’s Android operating system relating to excessive and unlawful charges on purchase in the Google Play store. The claim alleges that Google unfairly restricts consumers from accessing potential competition from other app distributors, by requiring smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a bundle of Google’s proprietary apps and services including the Google Play Store as well as imposing other contractual and technical restrictions.
- Representing Foundem in an abuse of dominance claim against Google linked to the EC's infringement finding in relation to Google Shopping.
- Acting on behalf of individual and business clients in relation to the alleged use by Mercedes of so-called ‘defeat devices’ for the purposes of cheating emissions testing. The team have issued claims on behalf of thousands of clients affected by Mercedes’ alleged conduct and are part of the Steering Committee of firms running the litigation.
Human Rights
Saana is part of the team representing gymnasts alleging abusive practices and culture within British Gymnastics and various gymnastic clubs across the UK.
