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Finnish
Etymology
neuvo + -s, an indirect calque of Swedish råd (“counselor”); Swedish råd also means 'advise', in Finnish neuvo.
Pronunciation
Noun
neuvos
- An honorary title granted by the President of the Republic of Finland to highly merited citizens.
- councillor/councilor/counselor (the title of the holder of certain high positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland)
Usage notes
- There is no official English translation for the honorary title neuvos, nor any similar honorary titles.[1]
- In formal contexts, the honorary title neuvos is always used with a modifier which specifies the field in which it has been earned. Due to the culture-specific nature of these titles, the Prime Minister's Office of Finland recommends to not translate them.[1] However, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs is the only branch where the titles are translated, e.g. ulkoasiainneuvos is translated as counsellor for foreign affairs.[2][3] A list of many Finnish honorary titles is found in the Finnish Wikipedia article Arvonimet Suomessa.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Arvonimiä ei käännetä [Honorary titles are not translated]”, in vnk.fi (in Finnish) (PDF), Prime Minister's Office, 2015 March 20, retrieved 2017-01-26
- ^ “Uusia suurlähettiläsnimityksiä [New Ambassador appointments]”, in formin.finland.fi (in Finnish), Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2013 February 27, retrieved 2013-09-11
- ^ “New Ambassadors appointed”, in formin.finland.fi, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2013 February 28, archived from the original on 9 May 2013
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