Place and date of birth: Hillerød, Denmark, 6 November 1977
TRANSLATED WORKS
Around 60 works of fiction and plays translated from Finnish and Estonian into Danish.
Estonian:
Ilmar Taska: Pobeda 1946 / Pobeda 1946, Jensen & Dalgaard, 24 February 2018
Ilmar Taska: Parem kui elu / Større end livet, Jensen & Dalgaard, 2 February 2017
Jaan Kross: Paigallend / Svirreflugt, Turbine, 18 October 2016
Rein Raud: Rekonstruktsioon / Rekonstruktion, Jensen & Dalgaard, September 2015
Andrus Kivirähk: Mees kes teadis ussisõnu / Slangehvisleren, Jensen & Dalgaard, 12 May 2015
Selected Finnish works:
Laura Lindstedt: Oneiron / Oneiron, Rosinante, 15 Sept. 2017
Sirpa Kähkönen: Graniittimies / Granitmanden, Gyldendal, 9 Nov. 2016
Katja Kettu: Yöperhonen / Natsværmeren, Novel, People’s Press, 28 Oct. 2016
Tommi Kinnunen: Neljäntienristeys / Hvor fire veje mødes, Rosinante, 24 Sept. 2015
Katja Kettu: Kätilö / Jordemoderen, People’sPress, 23 April 2015
Juha Itkonen: Hetken hohtava valo / I glimt, Novel, Lindhardt og Ringhof, 30 Apr. 2014
Sofi Oksanen: Kun kyyhkyset katosivat / Da duerne forsvandt, Rosinante, 25 April 2013
Rosa Liksom: Hytti nro 6 / Kupé nr. 6, Tiderne Skifter, 19 April 2013
Riikka Pulkkinen: Totta / Sandt, Novel, Gyldendal, 9 May 2012
Arto Paasilinna: Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha / Kollektivt selvmord, Novel, Modtryk, 18 Nov. 2011
Kari Hotakainen: Ihmisen osa / Eftermæle, Novel, Gyldendal, 13 Apr. 2011
Sofi Oksanen: Stalinin lehmät / Stalins køer, Novel, Rosinante, 11 Feb. 2011
Drama:
12 translations of Finnish drama, selected works:
Pipsa Lonka: Lauluja harmaan meren laidalta / These little town blues, 2014
Saara Turunen: Broken Heart Story, 2011
Juha Jokela: Esitystalous / Performanceøkonomi, 2009
Laura Ruohonen: Yksinen / Ene, 2007
EXPERIENCE RELATED TO ESTONIA
Internship at the Danish Cultural Institute in Tallinn, 5 months in 2012 & 5 days in 1992
Volunteer at HeadRead Literature Festival 2012
Studies of Estonian at University of Oulu 2003-2004, teacher Heli Laanekask
Exchange student in Estonia 1993-1994, attended 10th grade at 21. keskkool
EDUCATION
University of Copenhagen:
Department of Finnish, Cand. Mag. degree in Finnish and Estonian, 2002 – 2006
Bachelor Degree in Finnish and an elective module in Russian, 2000 – 2003
Institute of Eastern European Studies, Russian language, 1998 – 2000
STUDIES ABROAD
University of Oulu, Finland, Department of Finnish, Sami and Logopedics, 2003 – 2004
University of Helsinki, Finland, department of translation studies in Kouvola, 2002
CIMO, Finnish language summer courses II-IV, 2000, 2001, 2002
Russian Educational Center, Moscow, Russia, 1 month, 1999
Exchange student in Estonia through the organisation AYUSA, 11 months, 1993 – 1994
TRAINING, WORKSHOPS ETC.
Seminars on translation of Finnish literature arranged by Finnish Literature Exchange FILI in Copenhagen, Helsinki, Paris, Gothenburg and Frankfurt, 2009, 2011, 2012,2014, 2016, 2017
Käsmu tõlkijate seminar, Käsmu, Estonia, June 2016, – seminar for translators of Estonian arranged by Estonian Literature Centre
Translation courses for translators of Finnish Drama, arranged by Theatre Information Centre TINFO in Helsinki, Finland, 2006, 2012, 2017
WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance translator with own company: FinEst Danish, 2013 –
Trainee – the Danish Cultural Institute, internship in Tallinn, Estonia, 2012
Freelance translator with own company: Babelfiskens Sprogservice, 2006 – 2012
Finnish-Danish coordinator, Media-Print, 2010 – 2011
Employed in Danske Bank IT development as business developer/translator, 2007 – 2010
Comenius teaching assistant – Sodankylä Vocational College, Finland, 2003