kauppalantalo

11:19 May 17, 2011
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Finnish to English translations [PRO]
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Finnish term or phrase: kauppalantalo
I guess there is no straight translation, but it isn't a town hall, is it?

Is it a village hall, perhaps?


thanks
Spencer Allman
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:32


Summary of answers provided
4 +3Literally "Town House"
Paul Raines


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Literally "Town House"


Explanation:
A literal translation would be "Town House"

However, depending on the context, any of the following might suffice :

"Town Hall"

"City Hall"



Paul Raines
Finland
Local time: 07:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Desmond O'Rourke: I would say Town Hall. Compare Town Manager, Town Council
28 mins

agree  ktirk: City hall seems a tad grandiose when you think about the size of Finnish localities. Town hall is fine. After all, kauppala was a kind of municipality that later acquired the status of town (the 1970s local administration reform).
1 hr

agree  Timo Lehtilä: 'kauppala' is sometimes translated as 'market town'
13 hrs
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