Kate Sotejeff-Wilson

Academic & Medical Translator

Kate translates and edits research publications for an expert, global, English-speaking audience. She’s been translating since 1999 and is happiest in the space between languages or in an intercultural setting. She also does copywriting, and facilitates Ridge Writing Retreats.

Kate works with academics all over Europe, including the universities of London, Warsaw, Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Tampere, Eastern Finland, Lappeenranta University of Technology, the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Herder Institute, Technical University of Dresden, and Goethe-Institut Finnland. She is an Advanced Professional Member of the UK Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), Qualified Member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI), and vice chair of Nordic Editors and Translators (NEaT).

Born in Wales to an English father and a Polish mother, after years in Poland and Germany Kate moved to Finland in 2012. She initially taught English at the medical devices company Mölnlycke, and established KSW Translations. She holds a PhD from University College London, an MA in Polish and history from Glasgow University, and a BTh from the University of Cambridge, focusing on the pastoral theology of end-of-life care and mental health. Kate loves “midwifing” people’s texts into being. When she’s not reading for work, you’re still most likely to find her with her nose in a book.