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HISTORY, VALUES AND MISSION<\/h1>\n

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Sanoin. Teoin. Ihmein. Hengen voimassa.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWith words, with deeds, with miracles, and with the strength from the Spirit\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

What a title for a first book translation!<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking back, I think that this theological work by the Finland-Swedish pastor Jonas Ahlsved (2010) was the fresh wind that I, Paula, was longing for in my professional life \u2013 a kind of an inspiration or blessing, defining my entrepreneurial life and career path.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Today, TellWell Translations is much more than a one-person business \u2013 read on to discover who we are as a team of more than 60 specialists,<\/strong> who we help and how we want to serve businesses from different sectors!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Journey Highlights<\/h2>\n

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2011: TellWell Translations <\/strong>is established. Early projects include, in addition to book translations, business communication texts in the field of welding technology.<\/p>\n

2013: With the first foreign translation agency clients <\/strong>the business becomes more international, with an abundance of work ranging from website content to newsletters and from manuals to subtitles. Consumer electronics, steel, clothing and shoes are the most prominent fields. Marketing texts are the majority in terms of genre.<\/p>\n

2016: The first team members.<\/strong> The draft of a collaboration agreement is finalised at Wayne’s Coffee in Tampere, Finland, and the team-based approach is taking off. The range of services is growing as the new target languages, English, Swedish, German<\/strong>, and French,<\/strong> are added to the service offering for direct business clients.<\/p>\n

2018: Norwegian<\/strong> is added to the range of target languages.<\/p>\n

2023: The selection of target languages now includes also Spanish, Russian, Italian<\/strong> and Icelandic<\/strong>. Olli Julin, B.A., joins the team as a strategic member and to develop TellWell Translations’ key functions.<\/p>\n

2024: Estonian<\/strong> is added to the range of target languages.<\/p>\n

2025: Dutch<\/strong> is added to the range of target languages.<\/p>\n

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WHO WE ARE<\/h2>\n

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Founded in 2011, TellWell Translations is a multilingual team of more than 60 professionals, who masters of a wide range of text genres.<\/p>\n

The entrepreneur,<\/strong> Paula Erkintalo, is a member of the Finnish Association of Translators and Interpreters, Nordic Editors and Translators, Suomen Yritt\u00e4j\u00e4t (Federation of Finnish Enterprises), and Mothers in Business.<\/p>\n

The team members<\/strong> are professional translators, writers and subject matter experts who have built their careers from philology, translation or other educational backgrounds. Most have been “found close” through a network of colleagues, recommendations or under the umbrella of the Finnish Association of Translators and Interpreters.<\/p>\n

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WHO WE SERVE<\/h2>\n

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TellWell Translations’ clients include businesses, publishing houses, translation agencies of all sizes and advertising agencies in Europe and the United States. Businesses of different sizes have varying communication needs and resources. We’re just as familiar with the multi-step writing projects of a global mobile device brand as we are with the translation of website texts for a small one-person business. We treat every text with the same ambition and appreciate the trust you have placed in us!<\/p>\n

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Values<\/h2>\n

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TellWell Translations upholds the following values:<\/strong><\/p>\n