S. Virtanen

 

Profile

S. Virtanen is a senior Finnish–English legal translator with more than 14 years of professional experience, specializing in contract law, compliance, arbitration, EU legislation, and data protection law (GDPR). She provides certified legal translations, terminology consulting, editing, and quality assurance for law firms, arbitration courts, government bodies, data protection agencies, and multinational companies, ensuring accuracy, legal validity, and linguistic consistency. Sanna holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Helsinki, followed by a Master’s Degree in Legal Translation and International Law from the University of Manchester (UK). She has deep expertise in Finnish Civil Law, Nordic Legal Systems, GDPR, and Common Law frameworks, allowing her to produce translations that preserve both legal meaning and enforceability. She is an authorized sworn legal translator in Finland, recognized by the National Board of Education, and frequently collaborates on legal translation projects for EU institutions, international law firms, and regulatory agencies.

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Expertise Areas

• • Corporate & Commercial Law
  • Data Protection & GDPR Compliance
  • Arbitration & Litigation
  • EU Law & Cross-Border Legal Documentation
  • Intellectual Property & Patent Law
  • Real Estate & Construction Law
  • Immigration & Notarial Proceedings
  • Certified Legal and Apostilled Translations

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Education

• 2010 — M.A. in Legal Translation and International Law, University of Manchester (UK)
• 2006 — LL.B. in Law, University of Helsinki (Finland)

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Professional Experience

Provides Finnish–English legal translations, including court rulings, regulatory filings, corporate compliance, and arbitration documents under ISO 17100 standards. Sworn Legal Translator — Finnish National Board of Education (2011–2021) Translated court documents, contracts, and administrative records for judicial, diplomatic, and corporate use. Freelance Legal Linguist — International Translation & Consulting Projects (2007–2011) Worked on multilingual legal translation projects for law firms, data protection agencies, and multinational organizations.

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Skills

• Legal Terminology Mastery (Finnish–English)
• Expert Knowledge: Civil, EU, and Data Protection Law
• Bilingual Legal Drafting & Proofreading
• CAT Tools: SDL Trados, MemoQ, Wordfast, Smartcat
• Terminology Database & Legal Glossary Development
• ISO 17100-Compliant Legal Translation Process
• Confidentiality & GDPR Compliance
• Cross-Border Legal Communication

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Certifications & Memberships

• Sworn Legal Translator, National Board of Education, Finland
• Member, Finnish Association of Translators and Interpreters (SKTL)
• Member, Globalization & Localization Association (GALA)
• Member, International Federation of Translators (FIT)

“Legal translation demands linguistic precision and absolute respect for legal context — every word carries legal weight.”