The Department of German, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch maintains an informal list of translators. Everyone on the list will translate general texts into English. Some are interested in translating in special areas and these are noted. For more information, contact the individual directly.
The Department does not certify translators and assumes no responsibility for the quality of the translation. The agreement reached between you and any translator is a personal one and should in no way be construed as reflecting departmental policies.
Danish Translators
| Name |
Email |
Specialties |
Qualifications |
| Haaland, Ingela |
ingela_eilert@yahoo.com |
- Academic
- Business
- Genealogy
- Personal (letters, etc.)
- Old handwriting/printing
|
- Native speaker of Danish
- Translate documents from Danish to English on a regular basis
- Language instructor at the American Swedish Institute
|
Finnish Translators
| Name |
Email |
Specialties |
Qualifications |
Karvonen, Daniel
(dept.) |
karvonen@umn.edu |
- Academic
- Genealogy
- Personal (letters, etc.)
- Old handwriting/printing
|
- Finnish Instructor at the University of Minnesota
- BA in Finnish and Russian
- MA and PhD in Linguistics
- Translated large (entire Finnish Novel) and small projects
|
| Oker-Blom, John |
okerb004@umn.edu |
- Academic
- Business
- Genealogy
- Personal (letters, etc.)
- Also translates from English
- Oral interpreting
- Older forms of printing/handwriting
|
- Native of Finland
- Has done translation and interpreting in Finland and the US
|
Norwegian Translators
| Name |
Email |
Specialties |
Qualifications |
Lappi, Michelle
(dept.) |
narniakos@yahoo.com |
- Academic
- Business
- Genealogy
- Legal
- Oral interpreting
- Old handwriting/printing
|
- BA in Norwegian
- MPhil from University of Oslo
- 20 years of translation experience
|
| Walters, Natalie |
turnernatalieruth@gmail.com
|
- Business
- Genealogy
- Personal (letters, etc.)
- Oral interpreting
- Also translates from English
- Old handwriting/printing
|
- Lived/worked in Norway for 5 years
- Fluent in bokmål
- Language certification papers in oral, written, and verbal fluency
- 3 years of translating experience
|
Swedish Translators
| Name |
Email |
Specialties |
Qualifications |
| Haaland, Ingela |
ingela_eilert@yahoo.com |
- Genealogy
- Personal (letters, etc.)
- Also translates from English
- Old handwriting/printing
|
- Native speaker of Swedish
- Language instructor at the American Swedish Institute
- Translate documents from Swedish to English on a regular basis
|
| Oker-Blom, John |
okerb004@umn.edu |
- Academic
- Business
- Genealogy
- Personal (letters, etc.)
- Also translates from English
- Oral interpreting
- Older forms of printing/handwriting
|
- Native of Finland
- Has done translation and interpreting in Finland and the US
|
