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04 Politics

Political translation requires precision and neutrality. Government communications, parliamentary documents, and election materials must be translated accurately across all official languages. Pauhu's Politics domain ensures institutional quality.


Domain Coverage

The EuroVoc Politics domain includes:

Sub-domain Examples
0406 Political framework Political systems, democracy, governance
0411 Political party Parties, political movements, ideologies
0416 Electoral procedure Elections, voting, referendums
0421 Parliament Legislative bodies, parliamentary procedure
0426 Parliamentary proceedings Debates, votes, committees
0431 Politics and public safety Public order, civil protection
0436 Executive power and public service Government, ministries, civil service

Government Document Translation

Official Communications

from pauhu import Pauhu

client = Pauhu()

# Translate government press release
press_release = client.translate(
    text="""
    The Government has today decided to submit a proposal
    to Parliament for amendments to the legislation on
    municipal elections.
    """,
    target="sv",  # Swedish (Finland's second official language)
    domain="04 Politics",
    document_type="government_communication"
)

# Result with official Swedish terminology:
# "Regeringen har i dag beslutat att lämna en proposition
# till riksdagen om ändringar i lagstiftningen om
# kommunalval."

Finnish Government Terminology

Finnish Swedish English
hallitus regering government
eduskunta riksdag parliament
ministeriö ministerium ministry
valtioneuvoston kanslia statsrådets kansli Prime Minister's Office
kansanedustaja riksdagsledamot member of parliament
lakiesitys lagförslag bill/legislative proposal

Parliamentary Documents

Eduskunta / Riksdag

# Translate parliamentary question
question = client.translate(
    text="""
    Kirjallinen kysymys KK 123/2025 vp

    Hallituksen esityksen HE 45/2025 vp mukaan...
    """,
    target="sv",
    domain="04 Politics",
    institution="eduskunta",
    document_type="written_question"
)

Document Types

Type Finnish Swedish Format
Government proposal Hallituksen esitys (HE) Regeringens proposition (RP) HE 123/2025 vp
Written question Kirjallinen kysymys (KK) Skriftligt spörsmål (SS) KK 123/2025 vp
Committee report Valiokunnan mietintö Utskottets betänkande StVM 12/2025 vp
Plenary minutes Täysistunnon pöytäkirja Plenarprotokollet PTK 45/2025 vp

Election Materials

Voter Information

# Translate voter information in multiple languages
languages = ["sv", "en", "ru", "ar", "so"]

for lang in languages:
    info = client.translate(
        text="""
        Municipal Elections 2025

        Voting day: April 13, 2025
        Advance voting: April 2-8, 2025

        You can vote if you are:
        - A Finnish citizen aged 18 or over
        - An EU citizen registered in Finland
        - A foreign national who has lived in Finland for 2+ years
        """,
        target=lang,
        domain="04 Politics",
        subdomain="electoral",
        style="citizen_information"
    )

Election Terminology

English Finnish Swedish
polling station äänestyspaikka röstningsställe
ballot äänestyslippu valsedel
candidate ehdokas kandidat
constituency vaalipiiri valkrets
advance voting ennakkoäänestys förhandsröstning
election result vaalitulos valresultat

Bilingual Requirements (Finland)

Constitutional Language Rights

Finland has two official languages (Finnish and Swedish). Government documents must be available in both:

# Ensure bilingual compliance
doc = client.translate(
    text=finnish_government_doc,
    target="sv",
    domain="04 Politics",
    compliance={
        "bilingual_requirement": True,
        "language_act": "423/2003",
        "quality_level": "official"
    }
)

Language Act Compliance

Requirement Pauhu Solution
Equal legal status Same quality both languages
Official terminology Statsrådets svenska terminology
Timely availability Batch translation support
Accessibility Plain language options

Municipality Documents

Local Government

# Translate municipal council decision
decision = client.translate(
    text="""
    Kaupunginvaltuusto päätti kokouksessaan 15.3.2025
    hyväksyä liitteenä olevan asemakaavan muutoksen.
    """,
    target="sv",
    domain="04 Politics",
    institution="municipality",
    document_type="council_decision"
)

# "Stadsfullmäktige beslöt vid sitt sammanträde 15.3.2025
# godkänna den bifogade ändringen av detaljplanen."

Municipal Terminology

Finnish Swedish English
kaupunginvaltuusto stadsfullmäktige city council
kunnanhallitus kommunstyrelsen municipal executive board
lautakunta nämnd committee/board
viranhaltija tjänsteinnehavare office holder
asemakaava detaljplan local detailed plan

Political Party Materials

Campaign Translation

# Translate campaign materials (with neutrality)
campaign = client.translate(
    text=party_manifesto,
    target="en",
    domain="04 Politics",
    document_type="campaign_material",
    options={
        "neutrality": "preserve_original_tone",
        "no_editorial_changes": True
    }
)

Handling Political Content

Principle Implementation
Neutrality No editorial changes
Accuracy Exact meaning preservation
Transparency Translation marked as translation
Balance Same quality for all parties

International Relations Context

Diplomatic Documents

# Translate diplomatic note
note = client.translate(
    text=diplomatic_note,
    target="en",
    domain="04 Politics",
    subdomain="diplomacy",
    formality="diplomatic_formal"
)

Protocol Terminology

English Finnish Notes
ambassador suurlähettiläs Head of mission
chargé d'affaires asiainhoitaja Acting head
diplomatic note diplomaattinen nootti Official communication
credentials valtuuskirje Ambassador's authorization

Quality Assurance

Political QA Checks

Check What It Validates
Official terminology Correct institutional terms
Neutrality No bias introduced
Formality level Appropriate register
Cross-references Law/document references correct
Bilingual consistency FI-SV terminology aligned

Quality Report

result = client.translate(
    text=government_doc,
    target="sv",
    domain="04 Politics",
    quality_report=True
)

print(result.quality_report)
# {
#     "overall_score": 97,
#     "terminology_score": 98,
#     "formality_score": 96,
#     "neutrality_check": "passed",
#     "bilingual_compliance": True
# }

Data Sources

Training Corpora

Source Documents Languages
Eduskunta archives 500K+ FI, SV
Government decisions 200K+ FI, SV
EUR-Lex (politics) 100K+ 24 EU
Municipal decisions 1M+ FI, SV

Terminology Databases

Database Terms Coverage
Valter 50K+ Finnish government
Riksterm 30K+ Swedish official
IATE Politics 40K+ EU politics

Use Cases

Government Website

# Translate ministry website content
website = client.batch.translate(
    source_folder="./ministry-content/",
    target="sv",
    domain="04 Politics",
    options={
        "preserve_html": True,
        "url_handling": "localize"
    }
)

Press Release Distribution

# Multilingual press release
languages = ["sv", "en", "ru"]

for lang in languages:
    release = client.translate(
        text=press_release_fi,
        target=lang,
        domain="04 Politics",
        document_type="press_release"
    )
    publish(release, lang)

Getting Started

Quick Start

from pauhu import Pauhu

client = Pauhu()

# Translate political content
result = client.translate(
    text="Eduskunta hyväksyi lakiesityksen.",
    target="sv",
    domain="04 Politics"
)

print(result.translation)
# "Riksdagen godkände lagförslaget."

Project Setup

# Create government translation project
project = client.projects.create(
    name="Ministry Communications 2025",
    domain="04 Politics",
    languages=["fi", "sv", "en"],
    settings={
        "terminology": "valter",
        "bilingual_qa": True,
        "quality_threshold": 95
    }
)

Learn More

  • Government


    Ministries and government agencies.

    Government

  • :material-parliament:{ .lg .middle } Parliament


    Eduskunta document translation.

    Parliament

  • Elections


    Voter information and results.

    Elections

  • Municipalities


    Local government documents.

    Municipalities