Becoming a Lawyer in Finland with a UK degree?

[tzaczkaa]

Hi,
I'll be graduating with a LLB in Law from a UK university - How would I go about being a lawyer in Finland? Would I have to take some type of course to get up to date with Finnish laws? (What would this be like? How long would it take? etc.) Or would I completely have to re-do the degree?
What do lawyers in Finland generally need?
Thank you in advance for the information~

[heretostay]

You need to contact the appropriate agency since practicing law is a regulated profession in Finland. Here is the link where you can find information and the contact email is at the bottom of the page.

https://www.oph.fi/en/services/recognit ... on-foreign

[FinlandGirl]

Hi,
I'll be graduating with a LLB in Law from a UK university - How would I go about being a lawyer in Finland? Would I have to take some type of course to get up to date with Finnish laws? (What would this be like? How long would it take? etc.) Or would I completely have to re-do the degree?
What do lawyers in Finland generally need?

Your Bachelor will not be considered equivalent to a Master of Law, ask universities whether they would accept you into a Masters program.
Studying law, examinations and working as lawyer are done in Finnish or Swedish.

[Upphew]

Hi,
I'll be graduating with a LLB in Law from a UK university - How would I go about being a lawyer in Finland? Would I have to take some type of course to get up to date with Finnish laws? (What would this be like? How long would it take? etc.) Or would I completely have to re-do the degree?
What do lawyers in Finland generally need?
Thank you in advance for the information~

Common law vs. civil law. So getting up to date might take a little longer I presume.