työskennellaan

Työskennellaan is a Finnish verb form that functions as the present passive of työskennellä, meaning to work. It expresses an ongoing action without naming a specific agent, and can be translated as “work is being done” or “people are working” depending on the context. The form is common in both everyday language and formal texts, such as notices and descriptions of processes.

In Finnish, the present passive is used when the actor is unknown, generic, or not important to the statement. Työskennellaan is typically found in impersonal sentences, public announcements, workplace communications, and news reports to describe ongoing work or operations without stating who performs the work. It can also appear in questions, for example Työskennelläänkö täällä? meaning “Is work being done here?”

Examples of use include sentences like: Tässä rakennuksessa työskennellään parhaillaan kahdessa vuorossa. Tämä tarkoittaa, että työt etenevät ja työ tehdään ilman yksilöityä tekijää. The form helps maintain a neutral, informative tone by focusing on the activity rather than the doer.

Notes on form: työskennellaan is spelled with a double l as part of the stem työskennell-, followed by the present passive suffix -ään/-ään, a characteristic pattern of Finnish passives. The construction is versatile for describing processes, procedures, and ongoing operations in a general sense.

See also: työskennellä, passiivin ilmaisutapa.