Petri Suila
Finnish Translator/Finnish Editor


Petri Suila
(+358) 44 056 8806
VAT no: 30686489DK
[email protected]
www.suomennos.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Experienced translator specializing in English to Finnish, working with well-established companies and translation services. Native speaker of Finnish, with an educational background in engineering, business administration and computer programming. Experience in translations of technical texts, advertising/marketing texts, manuals and subtitling of films.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Translator in Denmark or Finland July 2007-present

Working with several translation agencies and companies in various countries of the world. The types of texts that I have translated range from film subtitling, corporate web sites, retail advertising materials to technical manuals.

Finnish Translator at Translations Unit Europe, Copenhagen July 1998-July 2007.

Worked with the translation, editing and proofreading of books, manuals, training materials, lectures and film subtitling. I was also running this organizaton for five years.

Finnish Translator at Translations Unit International, Los Angeles October 1992-July 1998

Worked with the translation, editing and proofreading of books, manuals, training materials, lectures and film subtitling.

Freelance Translator in Finland June 1992-October 1992

Worked with the translation of technical and user’s manuals.


EDUCATION / TRAINING

Translations Unit International, Los Angeles 1992-1998
A 3 year special training specifically aimed at ensuring accuracy and fluency of translations. Training included advanced training in both English and Finnish language and grammar, and on technology of translations, with specific emphasis on accuracy and style.
Meaning-Based Translation
(by Mildred L. Larsen)
Business administration, level 0

Helsinki University of Technology, 1988-1992
I majored in nuclear physics with economics minor, but I also took all the available courses on translations, and numerous other language courses.


REFERENCES

Ulf Samuelson, Smesotext [email protected]