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Extinction or evolution? Changes in in-house translators’ work in Finland in 1995–2018




AuthorsHjort Minna, Ruokonen Minna

PublisherSuomen kääntäjien ja tulkkien liitto ry

Publication year2021

JournalMikael: Kääntämisen ja tulkkauksen tutkimuksen aikakauslehti

Volume14

First page 44

Last page61

eISSN1797-3112

Web address https://www.sktl.fi/liitto/seminaarit/mikael-verkkojulkaisu/vol/mikael-vol14-2021/

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/59529140


Abstract

Since the 1990s, outsourcing, streamlining and technologisation have induced profound changes in the content, organisation and location of translators’ work. Nevertheless, due to the scarcity of longitudinal research, such changes must typically be pieced together from individual studies. The present paper adopts a novel approach: analysing data from a survey in which the respondents (n=223) could report on one current and two previous in-house positions, we provide an overview of the changes in in-house translators’ work in Finland from 1995 to 2018. Combining quantitative and qualitative methods, we consider 1) indications of outsourcing and restructuring, 2) changes in responsibilities and 3) changes in physical location and organisational position. The responses indicate some decrease in in-house jobs and a greater variety in responsibilities. There is also an increase in teleworking and indications of complex organisational structures, although translation teams remain common. On the whole, in-house translators appear an evolving rather than an endangered professional group.


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