Finland – SVT
Facts about Finland
Size of the country: 338 000 km2
Population of the country: 5 426 674
Number of Deaf sign language users: 4 000 – 5 000
Number of sign language interpreters: over 700
Sign Language interpreter organisation
Finnish Association of Sign Language Interpreting (SVT)
www.tulkit.net
finland@tulkit.net
Members: ~700
Please find the full Country Report 2013 here.
Code of ethics for community interpreters in Finland
The English translation subscribed by: the Finnish Association of Sign Language Interpreters (SVT)
Translation: Ms Eeva Pekanheimo, Ms Milla Kauhala and Ms Elina Ojala
Supervisor: Mr David Bergen