LA INTERPRETACIÓN EN LOS SERVICIOS PÚBLICOS EN FINLANDIA: MARCO JURÍDICO, FORMACIÓN Y TENDENCIAS ACTUALES
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https://doi.org/10.37536/FITISPos-IJ.2025.12.1.396Palabras clave:
interpretación en los servicios públicos, formación de intérpretes, derechos lingüísticos, megatendencias socialesResumen
Este artículo describe la situación actual de la interpretación en los servicios públicos en Finlandia. El marco para que las autoridades proporcionen servicios de interpretación y los derechos individuales a tener acceso a la interpretación están establecidos en la legislación nacional. La ley sobre derechos lingüísticos abarca las dos lenguas nacionales de Finlandia, el finés y el sueco, así como otras lenguas a las que se ha concedido un estatus especial, como las lenguas sami, las lenguas de signos finlandesas y las lenguas de los inmigrantes. Se presenta una visión general de las lenguas habladas en Finlandia y de la formación y capacitación para la interpretación en los servicios públicos como marco para la ulterior discusión en el artículo.
Este artículo trata la forma en la que el derecho a la interpretación en los servicios públicos otorgado por la ley se lleva a cabo en la práctica. Los últimos avances y las tendencias actuales en el ámbito de la interpretación en los servicios públicos en Finlandia se examinan a partir de entrevistas con intérpretes en activo en los servicios públicos y con representantes de asociaciones de traductores e intérpretes.
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