Advokat (in English, advocate) is the title in the Scandinavian languages reserved exclusively for lawyers who are duly authorized to practice law in the Nordic countries (i.e. Scandinavia, Finland, and Iceland).
[1] Any lawyer applying for membership in the Finnish Bar Association must have completed a Master of Laws degree, entitling them to hold judicial office, and must be known to be a person of integrity.
Only members of the bar association are entitled to use the Swedish language professional title advokat (fi.
To a certain extent, there is a monopoly held by those bearing the title advokat on providing legal services in Norwegian courts of law.
In principle, there is no monopoly held by those bearing the title advokat on providing legal services in Sweden; a person may appoint almost anyone as ombud (representative) whether in civil, tort or criminal proceedings.