Peruspalvelukuntayhtymä

English translation: Municipal coalition for providing basic services

18:18 Apr 21, 2009
Finnish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Finnish term or phrase: Peruspalvelukuntayhtymä
Would anyone have a term for this in English or is it ok to leave it Finnish?
Thanks!
Taru81
Local time: 19:43
English translation:Municipal coalition for providing basic services
Explanation:
Surely, I am not skillful enough in English to present translations into it, but, nevertheless, I think it should be stated in the translation that 'kuntayhtymä' stands for 'coalition of municipalities'.

One municipality can be a member in several municipal coalitions created for different activities: basic services, medical care, education etc.
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Timo Lehtilä
Finland
Local time: 21:43
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Summary of answers provided
3basic service local government regional authority
Owen Witesman
2Municipal coalition for providing basic services
Timo Lehtilä


  

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basic service local government regional authority


Explanation:
Maybe someone will find a more precise term, but I think you may be left stringing together definitions of the basic words:

peruspalvelu: basic service
kuntayhtymä: local government regional authority, municipal federation

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Note added at 10 mins (2009-04-21 18:29:02 GMT)
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Maybe "regional authority for basic public services".

Owen Witesman
Local time: 13:43
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Municipal coalition for providing basic services


Explanation:
Surely, I am not skillful enough in English to present translations into it, but, nevertheless, I think it should be stated in the translation that 'kuntayhtymä' stands for 'coalition of municipalities'.

One municipality can be a member in several municipal coalitions created for different activities: basic services, medical care, education etc.

Timo Lehtilä
Finland
Local time: 21:43
Native speaker of: Finnish
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Thanks a million!
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