About the session

Closing the skills gap

There are a lot of translation graduates, but we are still lacking of specialists, localization experts and other professionals LSPs are looking for. There is a skills mismatch between the skills that are sought by employers and the skills that are possessed by graduates.

Approaching something close to epic in the Finnish language industry, Delingua’s own “academy”, DelinguaLAB, was founded to share information and training about jobs in the language industry. To the company, DelinguaLAB gives something of value in return: new professionals who are ready to take on roles that would otherwise be difficult for graduates to access.

About Katja

Katja is the founder and CEO of Delingua Language Services and former President of Finnish Language Service Providers (SKY). After completing her studies in Germany and Finland, she led a language school in Madrid and worked as a conference interpreter in the various EU institutions. In 2005, she entered into the translation and localization business by establishing Delingua. Today, after more than 15 years of spectacular growth, Delingua is one of the largest LSPs in Finland.