There is no need to "convert all .csv files into UTF-8 before attempting to open them with gnumeric" For any unusual text file one should use the configurable text importer. You can find more information on character encodings in 14.4.1.1 of the Gnumeric manual. In short when using the configurable text importer or in fact the standard csv importer you can choose the charaacter encoding in the "Select a file", ie. "Open File" dialog.
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