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Finnish hospital and court interpreters stop work, read demands out loud for three minutes to protest public-sector tender process. Current government interpreting contract set to expire early 2022.
Government procurement agency Hansel defends itself against critics of the way it handled Finland’s EUR 37.5m interpretation contract; denies it changed rules mid-process.
Central procurement agency Hansel leaves Finnish government without language service contracts; source says big government clients may launch own tenders. Affected LSPs take Hansel to court. Hansel described as unprofessional customer.
EU awards EUR 63.5m interpretation contract to meet language needs of immigrants from southern border; Finland, EUR 37.5m, for those who make it way up north.
Two Finnish language industry associations merge to step up government lobbying. Initiative comes in wake of EUR 17.5m framework contract, which one association head says was structured very differently from how language services are typically procured.
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