työvoimatoimisto
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
työvoima (“labor force”) + toimisto (“office”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈtyø̯ˌʋoi̯mɑˌtoi̯misto/, [ˈt̪yø̞̯ˌʋo̞i̯mɑ̝ˌt̪o̞i̯mis̠to̞]
- Rhymes: -oimisto
- Syllabification(key): työ‧voi‧ma‧toi‧mis‧to
Noun edit
työvoimatoimisto
- job center, job centre, employment agency (A local branch of the Finnish työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö (“Ministry of Employment and the Economy”) that acts as employment agency, administrates public unemployment benefits and organizes vocational training, activation programs and counceling for the unemployed. The Ministry seems to prefer the English translation "TE Office" in their communication.)
Declension edit
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Further reading edit
- “työvoimatoimisto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03