Nordic Language Convention
The Nordic Language Convention is a
interpretation or translation
costs. The Convention covers health care, social security, tax, school, and employment authorities, the police and
courts. The languages included are Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Icelandic.[1][2]
The Convention is not very well known and is mostly a recommendation. The countries have committed themselves to providing services in various languages, but citizens have no absolute rights except for criminal and court matters.
See also
References
- ^ Konvention mellan Sverige, Danmark, Finland, Island och Norge om nordiska medborgares rätt att använda sitt eget språk i annat nordiskt land, Nordic Council website. Retrieved on 25 April 2007.
- ^ 20th anniversary of the Nordic Language Convention, Nordic news, 22 February 2007. Retrieved on 25 April 2007.
- ^ a b Language Convention not working properly, Nordic news, 3 March 2007. Retrieved on 25 April 2007.
- ^ a b c Helge Niska, Community interpreting in Sweden: A short presentation Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, International Federation of Translators, 2004. Retrieved on 25 April 2007.
- ^ a b
Winsa, Birger (1999), "Language Planning in Sweden" (PDF), Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 20 (4): 376–473, ISSN 0143-4632, retrieved 2007-04-25