Meet the Team
Passionate about international family law

Partner, founder
Johanna Norrback-Ilvessalo
Johanna is one of Finland's leading family lawyers with more than twenty years of experience. After having worked more than ten years at some of Finland’s leading law firms with taxation matters, company law and private clients, she founded Attorney at Law Familja in 2014 to focus primarily on international family law.
Johanna has a true passion for multicultural environments. She has a master’s degree in law from both Finland and Sweden in addition to having studied international child law at the University of Manchester, UK. Johanna is also a trained mediator.
Johanna's own words about Familja:
"Founding Familja has proven to be the best decision I have ever made career wise. The work is fulfilling and meaningful and I truly feel that I can make a difference in my client's life."

Senior Trainee
Silva Kirkkomäki
Silva got her master's degree in law from the University of Stockholm in 2022. At the same time as she is working at Familja, she is studying at the University of Helsinki in order to obtain a master's degree in law from Finland as well.
Silva is interested in international family law and has studied law at University of Fundação Getulio Vargas in Brazil. as well as worked at a law firm in Brazil. Silva's mother tongue is Finnish, but she is fluent in Swedish, English, Spanish and Portuguese.