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Comparison of selected legal systems
Attribute	KenyaReviewed	FinlandReviewed
Legal family	Mixed (common law, customary law, Islamic law)	Civil law (Nordic)
System of government	Unitary presidential republic with devolved counties	Unitary parliamentary republic
Constitution	Constitution of Kenya	Constitution of Finland (Suomen perustuslaki)
In force since	2010	2000
Capital	Nairobi	Helsinki
Official languages	English, Swahili	Finnish, Swedish
Currency	Kenyan Shilling (KES)	Euro (EUR)
Population	55,100,000	5,600,000
Division of powers	Presidential system with no Prime Minister, a bicameral Parliament of National Assembly and Senate, 47 county governments with their own assemblies and executives, and an independent judiciary supervised by the Judicial Service Commission.	Parliamentary government with a directly elected President holding a reduced role focused on foreign policy, and independent general and administrative court branches.
How law is made	Bills are read three times with committee scrutiny and public participation, which the courts treat as a justiciable requirement. Bills concerning counties must pass both chambers. The President assents or refers the bill back with reservations, which Parliament may override by two-thirds.	Government or member bills are examined in committee — critically the Constitutional Law Committee for rights and constitutional questions — pass two readings in the Eduskunta and are confirmed by the President.
Legal profession	Fused: an LLB, the Kenya School of Law advocates training programme, and admission by the Chief Justice produce an advocate of the High Court. The Law Society of Kenya is the professional body; Senior Counsel is the senior rank.	A law degree leads to varied paths; the title asianajaja (advocate) is protected and requires bar membership, though court representation is broadly open.

A comparison table flattens nuance by design. Where a difference matters to a decision you are making, open both portals and read the section in full — the constitutional detail behind a one-line summary is often the part that governs the outcome.