I am a Finnish native speaker and have been living in Germany since 2006. After obtaining my university degrees as a conference interpreter (EMCI) and translator (M.A.) I gained extensive experience as a freelance language expert working for the European institutions, international companies and German and Finnish authorities amongst others. I am a member of the German Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (BDÜ e.V.) as well as of the German Association of Conference Interpreters (VKD im BDÜ e.V.). I am also a sworn interpreter of the Finnish language for courts and notaries.
Experience:
| Since 01/2010 | Accredited freelance conference interpreter of the Finnish booth for the European institutions (European Commission, Council of the European Union, European Parliament and Court of Justice of the European Union) |
| Since 11/2009 | Freelance conference interpreter and translator |
Education:
| 11/2009 | Postgraduate degree in conference interpreting “European Masters in Conference Interpreting“, University of Turku.
Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation Finnish-German, German-Finnish, English-Finnish and French-Finnish, international organisations and EU politics. |
| 02/2009 | M.A. degree in Language/Culture/Translation, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, FASK Germersheim
French-German and English-German translation, translation studies, linguistics, German history and politics, intercultural communication, business economics and civil law. |
| 06/2006 | B.A. degree in translation and interpretation studies, University of Turku
German-Finnish-German translation, simultaneous and consecutive interpretation German-Finnish-German and French linguistics. |
Distinctions:
| 01/2010 | First Prize of the Freundeskreis FASK Germersheim for the best Language/Culture/Translation M.A. degree in 2009 |
| 11/2009 | Distinction of the jury for an excellent performance in the EMCI conference interpreting course final exam |
| 10/2009 | Scholarship awarded by the Directorate General for Interpretation of the European Commission for EMCI conference interpreting studies |
| 10/2006 – 02/2009 | M.A. scholarship awarded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) |
