In English

Welcome to my web site! My name is Tuula Siimes and I am a self-employed translator living in Helsinki, Finland.

I translate technical and medical texts from French and English into my native language, Finnish. My special fields include:

* technical: automotive, tractors, excavators, cranes, tools, household equipment, automatic lines, lubrication systems, heating systems, electronic devices and systems, pumps, motors, measuring instruments, lamps, sensors, construction material, software etc.

*medical: pharmaceutical (SPCs, PILs), study protocols, medical equipment. Experience e.g. in the following subjects: sleep apnea, diabetes, oral and teeth care, osteoporosis, injection technique, endoscopy, radiology, dialysis treatment, stents, catheters, surgical gloves, laboratory medicine, immunology, fertility, parasitology (pet diseases).

* other: environmental (e.g. landfills, waste handling), work health and safety, license agreements, customer satisfaction surveys, web sites etc.

I have studied languages (French, English, Finnish) at the University of Turku, Finland, and hold a Master's Degree in Translation Studies (1996). I have also taken courses in Basics of Medicine at Open University.

I have worked as an independent translator since 1998. Currently I live in Helsinki with my husband and son and work in my home office.

I have a PC with two monitors, an external hard disk for daily backup of work, and, as a standby, a laptop. I use Trados (version 7.5) and sometimes Wordfast Pro. In addition to normal MS Office programs, I have also e.g. Abbyy PDF Transformer 2.0. Payments can be made through a PayPal account if needed.

During my study years, I stayed abroad as an au pair in England (about 9 months) and in France (about 5 months). In addition to English and French, I understand and speak Swedish and understand German, but I do not translate them. 

I belong to the Finnish Association of Translators and Interpreters and the Federation of Finnish Enterprises.

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Business Name: Käännöstyö Tuula Siimes T:mi, Business ID: FI13197375

You can find my registered business information using the YTJ seach system of the National Board of Patents and Registrations and the Tax Administration:

http://www.ytj.fi/english/

Click ”BIS Search”, then enter e.g. my name in the "Search key" field. You will see my current register information (Trade Register, Tax Administration).  

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Street address: Kanavamäki 5 C 9, 00840 Helsinki, Finland

Phone: +358-40-7621630

e-mail: tuula.siimes at kolumbus.fi

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Find contact information of other professionals who translate to and/or from Finnish:

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