# locale
LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8
LC_CTYPE="fi_FI.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="fi_FI.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="fi_FI.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="fi_FI.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="fi_FI.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="fi_FI.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="fi_FI.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="fi_FI.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="fi_FI.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="fi_FI.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="fi_FI.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="fi_FI.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=

# echo $LANGUAGE
en_GB.UTF-8:en_US.UTF-8:en.UTF-8

# service sshd restart
Suljetaan sshd:                                            [  OK  ]
Käynnistetään sshd:                                        [  OK  ]

--> Should be (should honor LANGUAGE):

# service sshd restart
Stopping sshd:                                             [  OK  ]
Starting sshd:                                             [  OK  ]


# LC_MESSAGES=en_GB.UTF-8 service sshd restart
Suljetaan sshd:                                            [  OK  ]
Käynnistetään sshd:                                        [  OK  ]

--> Should be (should honor LC_MESSAGES):

# LC_MESSAGES=en_GB.UTF-8 service sshd restart
Stopping sshd:                                             [  OK  ]
Starting sshd:                                             [  OK  ]


The correct way is to first check LANGUAGE, then LC_MESSAGES, and last LANG. Now
it always only checks LANG. As you see:

# LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 service sshd restart
Stopping sshd:                                             [  OK  ]
Starting sshd:                                             [  OK  ]


Only /sbin/service is broken, as you see:

# /etc/init.d/sshd restart
Stopping sshd:                                             [  OK  ]
Starting sshd:                                             [  OK  ]


This bug happens at least in F8:

# rpm -q --whatprovides /sbin/service 
initscripts-8.60-1.x86_64