Translation Office Jarl Hagelstam Ltd
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Translation principles
Invoicing principles
Curriculum vitae
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Translation principles
I believe that the translator must be reasonably familiar with the subject of the translation. If the translator does not understand the source language, s/he cannot do a good translation. In my capacity of lawyer and finance ministry official my strong subjects are law and economics.
On the other hand, I do not like to accept jobs concerning e.g. manuals for technical appliances, information technology or genetics. However, I accept texts of a general nature that do not require specialized knowledge.
Invoicing principles
My general principle is that for running text I charge 1,50 euro per 60 characters, including spacing. For other kinds of text, e.g. certificates and similar documents, I charge 60,- euro per hour. For particularly complicated texts I increase my fee by 10 – 15 %.
However, in practice the general procedure is that I give a tender for a specific job and I charge the agreed price.
I add 24 % VAT to the price, unless reverse charge according to the EU value added tax directive applies, or unless the customer is situated outside the EU.
Curriculum vitae
Born in 1938
Master of law, Helsinki University 1961
Trained at the bench 1964
Licentiate of law, Helsinki University 1970
I have been working in the Ministry of Finance, dealing with customs- and trade policy matters and with international organizations (EFTA and EU) in 1972 – 2002. During this whole period I did translation work as a side business.
I have been working as a free lance translator since min retirement in 2002.