Summary

Highly driven translator/proofreader with unique combination of skills. Native English speaker focusing exclusively on translations from Finnish to English. Well-rounded education with specialisation in scientific disciplines to degree level. Significant commercial experience and training in Finance and Information Technology. Exposure to blue-chip organisations across a range of fields. Extensive experience of working with Microsoft Office documents. Professional and thorough with an eye for detail. Well-developed writing skills with an emphasis on clarity. Excellent track record at meeting deadlines.

Translation work from Finnish into English

I have knowledge and expertise in a wide range of subject areas, and I have translated documents in the areas listed below:

• agriculture, environment, ecology & nature
  
• tourism, entertainment & leisure
  
• finance, insurance, investment & banking
  
• retail & commerce
  
• marketing
  
• science
  
• energy (including alternative fuels & climate change)
  
• geology & mining
  
• education
  
• information technology
  
• property/real estate
  
• motoring
  

For these subject areas, I have translated a wide variety of document types, including:

• contracts / terms & conditions
  
• financial statements, annual & interim reports
  
• websites
  
• tenders & invitations to tender
  
• press releases
  
• industry/company newsletters
  
• magazine/newspaper articles and reviews
  
• survey results and reports
  
• product instructions and leaflets
  
• articles of association
  
• trademark registrations & trade register entries
  
• company presentations
  
• internal company reports & minutes
  
• legislation
  
• conference programmes
  
• software specifications
  
• academic publications
  
• instructions for employees
  
• licences
  
• employee timesheets & expense forms
  
• phone bills
  
• invoices
  
• marketing for property sales
  

Revision work on existing Finnish-to-English translations and Reviews of English-language documents

I am happy to revise translations that others have produced from Finnish into English, and I also perform monolingual reviews (proofreading) of documents written in English.

I have performed revision and review work in many of the areas listed above, but especially in the scientific field where I have worked on papers for publication, other reports on research conducted and company presentations.