Russell Bedford welcomes K.J. Westerberg & Co as a member firm in Tampere, Finland

February 2016

International professional services group Russell Bedford has expanded its European coverage with Tilitoimisto K.J. Westerberg & Co, Tampere, Finland, joining alongside the existing Finnish member, WaBuCo Financial Services Oy, Helsinki.

Located in Finland's third largest city, K.J. Westerberg is a long-established family-owned group founded in 1959 by the father of the current partners, Kaj and Tommy Westerberg.

Originally a small audit practice, the firm has developed into one of the leading providers of outsourced accounting, tax and payroll services. It has over 400 clients, many of which are large corporations such as telecoms businesses, retail chains, pension funds and Finnish subsidiaries of overseas corporations.

The firm has two specialist subsidiaries - TW Laskentapalvelut Oy, handling back-office accounting and data processing for retailers and DOC Finland Oy, managing the accounting and financial operations of healthcare businesses.

Managing partner, Kaj Westerberg, commented: "We are very pleased to have been accepted into one of the world's leading accounting networks. We are looking forward to working with our fellow members and having access to global resources to support our growing client base."