The Scandinavian and Baltic economies have experienced up-and-down market turns during the past year. Rhiannon Bury speaks to lawyers in the region about the effects on the legal sector and what they expect long term

The past year in the Scandinavian and Baltic markets has clearly divided firms: while some jurisdictions are reporting a change for the better, others are still firmly in the grip of the financial crisis. Although the robust Scandinavian market has generally fared better than the burgeoning Baltic one, there were notable exceptions.