 5–6 years of legal studies from an accredited university in his or own country, and in addition have worked for some time (around 2 – 5 years) under the auspices of a qualified advocate and have some experience from court.When qualified, the candidate may obtain a license as an "advocate", the equivalent of being called to the bar.In all the Scandinavian languages the title is "advokat"; in Finland "advokat" is the Swedish title for such a qualified lawyer, with the equivalent title in Finnish being "asianajaja".