ABOUT ME

I am a trained and experienced community interpreter with over ten years of experience in interpreting and language services.

I work fluently in multiple languages and provide both on-site and remote interpreting across various fields.

Services Offered

• Community interpreting in Finnish, Russian, English, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese

• Training in multilingual civic orientation

• Work-life assessor in competence-based qualification assessments for community interpreting students

Education & Specialisation

• Vocational qualification in community interpreting
  (English as working language, SATAEDU, 2014)

• Specialisation in mental health interpreting
  (TAKK, 2024)

• Multilingual civic orientation instructor training
  (Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, 2025)

• Currently studying for a UAS degree in community interpreting
  (Working language: Russian, Diaconia University of Applied Sciences)

Language & Cultural Background

I am bilingual – Finnish and Russian are my native languages.
From an early age, a strong curiosity about languages, cultures, and worldviews has shaped my path.

I have travelled extensively and spent time living in countries such as England, the Netherlands, and Spain, where I developed my language skills in natural environments by interacting with native speakers.

I am grateful for the opportunity to use my communication and interpreting skills to help people:

• Understand their rights and obligations

• Navigate complex processes

• Be heard and understood in a new country

My goal is to enable smooth interaction between all parties and ensure clear and accurate communication in different interpreting situations.

I always work professionally, with confidentiality and respect for the client — maintaining a sensitive and situationally aware approach.

Extensive Experience in Interpreting

I have worked as an interpreter in a variety of settings, including:

Social and Health Care

• Health centres and general medical services, specialist health services

• Child and maternity clinics, family planning services

• Mental health services, psychological services, child and adolescent psychiatry, therapy

• Social services, child protection, and family work, substitute care, after-care

• Disability services

• Rehabilitation, physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy

• Elderly care services

• Dental and orthodontic care

Education

• Early childhood education, preprimary education, special needs education

• Adult and vocational education

• Educational institutions

Legal and Law Enforcement

• Police and the court system

• Finnish Immigration Service and prisons

• Mediation offices, legal aid offices, law firms

Public Authorities

• Kela (The Social Insurance Institution of Finland)

• Employment services

• Digital and Population Data Services Agency

• Services provided by wellbeing services counties

Integration Services

• Initial assessment, language testing, integration plan

• Multilingual civic orientation

NGOs and the Third Sector

• Shelters, reception centres, and group homes

• Multicultural centres