työnvälitystoimisto
Finnish
Etymology
työn (“of work, of labor”) + välitys (“intermediation”) + toimisto (“office”)
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: työn‧vä‧li‧tys‧toi‧mis‧to
Noun
työnvälitystoimisto
- employment agency (organization that matches employers to employees)
Usage notes
In Finland työnvälitystoimisto usually refers to a public activity. There are some private agencies, mostly run by trade unions, but they are often called työnvälityspalvelu (“lit. labor intermediation service”). In current official terminology työnvälitystoimisto has been replaced by työvoimatoimisto (“lit. labor force office”) to reflect their wider scope of services.