Christina Saarinen

Languages

Mother tongue

English

Translates from

Finnish

Translates to

English

Education

Academic degree

Bachelor's, University of Helsinki, 2011 (Finnish Language and Culture, minors in Economics and Urban Studies)
Bachelor's, Bryn Mawr College, 2005 (Mathematics)

Additional subject-specific studies

FILI seminar on non-fiction translation, 2018

FILI mentorship program and summer school for Finnish-English translators, 2017

Translations

Interests and specialisation

Fiction, Poetry, Literature for children and young people, Comics, Fantasy & science fiction, Non-fiction, Economics, Geography, History, Language, Literature, Mathematics, Pedagogy and education, Political science, Religion, Social policy, Sociology

List of translations

From Finland to Niagara Falls. Buffalo Heritage Press, 2015. Original title: Uutta maailmaa tutkimassa by Markku Löytönen and Riikka Jäntti. Genre: Literature for children and young people.

The Dark Side of Helsinki. Tammi, 2018. Original title: Helsingin pimeä puoli by Jarkko Sipilä. Genre: Non-fiction.

Steampunk International. NewCon Press, 2018. Original title: Steampunk International by Various. Genre: Prose. Translated 3 stories by J. S. Meresmaa, Magdalena Hai & Anne Leinonen

The Fantastic World of Atelieri O. Haapala. Atelieri O. Haapala, 2018. Original title: Atelieri O. Haapala ja sen ihmeellinen maailmaa by Maria Faarinen et al.. Genre: Non-fiction. Translated with Owen F. Witesman

My Finnish Taniwha. Osuuskumma, 2020. Original title: Taniwha by Taru Kumara-Moisio. Genre: Prose.



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Updated: 22.4.2022