Finnish Expert Transcriber — Flexible Scheduling

Perle Systems; Finland; Remote; EUR 20,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Perle Systems is seeking expert Finnish transcribers to convert audio recordings of native speakers into precise, conventionally formatted transcripts. You will work with a project-specific style guide, applying speaker identification, disfluency handling, and dialect decisions to produce high-quality outputs.

Work involves standard Finnish plus regional varieties, with audio ranging from studio to real-world conditions.

Qualifications

• Native fluency in Finnish with lifelong residence or deep immersion in Finland.
• Mastery of standard Finnish orthography and awareness of spoken-language conventions.
• Ability to distinguish major Finnish dialect regions in transcription.
• Comfortable transcribing the gap between written and spoken Finnish where projects require it.
• At least two years of professional transcription, captioning, court reporting, broadcast, translation, or linguistic annotation experience.
• Demonstrated accuracy at the word level under deadline pressure.
• Comfortable with web-based annotation platforms and variable-speed audio playback.
• Reliable high-speed internet, quality headphones, and a quiet workspace.
• Ability to commit to defined volume per week during active project phases.

Responsibilities

• Transcribe audio recordings into accurate, time-aligned written text following Perle's project-specific style guide.
• Apply correct conventions for speaker identification, overlapping speech, disfluencies, fillers, false starts, and non-speech events such as laughter, background noise, and music.
• Make principled orthographic decisions for dialectal, colloquial, and code-switched speech.
• Flag ambiguous segments, uncertain speakers, and audio quality issues using project conventions.
• Self-review every submission against Perle's quality bar before delivery.
• Engage with QA reviewers on edge cases, calibration sessions, and style guide updates.

Skills

Finnish transcription

Orthography mastery

Dialect recognition

Annotation platforms

Quiet workspace

High-speed internet

Tools

Web-based annotation platform

Job description

Perle Systems is seeking expert Finnish transcribers to convert audio recordings of native speakers into precise, conventionally formatted transcripts. You will work with a project-specific style guide, applying speaker identification, disfluency handling, and dialect decisions to produce high-quality outputs.

Work involves standard Finnish plus regional varieties, with audio ranging from studio to real-world conditions.