Siun sote

English translation: the Joint Municipal Authority for North Karelia Social and Health Services

17:22 Dec 6, 2017
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / medical report
Finnish term or phrase: Siun sote
I understand it is some sort of institution, but is it translatable or is it just a name?

Thank you.
Elena Iercoşan
Romania
Local time: 14:51
English translation:the Joint Municipal Authority for North Karelia Social and Health Services
Explanation:
It's the name of the Joint Municipal Authority for North Karelia Social and Health Services, which literally means (as Pertti already suggested) "Your social and health services". It is not translated, but probably requires an explanation - depending on your context, of course. In any case, it's only specific to North Karelia region in Finland.
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Tarja Karjalainen
Finland
Local time: 14:51
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Tarja. :)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1the Joint Municipal Authority for North Karelia Social and Health Services
Tarja Karjalainen
4(your) social and health services (revamp)
Pertti Hietaranta


  

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(your) social and health services (revamp)


Explanation:
The first word siun seems to be either a typo or else it is a dialectal form of sinun 'your'.

The second word sote is a relatively recent addition to the vocabualry of the Finnish language, and stands for sosiaali- ja terveydenhuolto 'social and health servives'. It is often used in connection with an ongoing discussion about plans to revamp the existing system of social and health services.

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-12-06 18:28:50 GMT)
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Sorry: the latter reference should be: http://alueuudistus.fi/mika-on-sote-uudistus. Mea culpa!

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-12-06 18:31:07 GMT)
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Another note: I have a lousy keyboard, hence the typos in my answer above ;-)

Example sentence(s):
  • sote: sosiaali- ja terveydenhuolto
  • Sote-uudistuksessa koko julkinen sosiaali- ja terveydenhuolto uudistetaan.

    Reference: http://www.kielitoimistonsanakirja.fi/netmot.exe?motportal=8...
    Reference: http://www.kielitoimistonsanakirja.fi/netmot.exe?motportal=8...
Pertti Hietaranta
Finland
Local time: 14:51
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much, Pertti. I wish I could choose both answers as helpful :)

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the Joint Municipal Authority for North Karelia Social and Health Services


Explanation:
It's the name of the Joint Municipal Authority for North Karelia Social and Health Services, which literally means (as Pertti already suggested) "Your social and health services". It is not translated, but probably requires an explanation - depending on your context, of course. In any case, it's only specific to North Karelia region in Finland.


Tarja Karjalainen
Finland
Local time: 14:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 209
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Tarja. :)

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agree  Shamien
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  -> Thanks, Shamien!
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