työllistetään

Työllistetään is the present passive form of the Finnish verb työllistää, meaning to employ or hire. As a passive verb, työllistetään describes a person or group who is being employed by an employer or organization, without specifying who is doing the employing. In English, it corresponds to "is employed" or "is being hired."

Usage and nuance: Työllistetään appears in declarative statements, news reports, and policy texts when the agent (employer) is not named or is general. It may refer to individuals, cohorts, or groups entering work through a program, project, or workplace. Examples: "Hänet työllistetään kaupungin hankkeeseen" (He/She is employed on the city's project). "Työttömät työllistetään" (The unemployed are being employed). It is common in formal language to emphasize the action of employment rather than the actor.

Related terms: työllistäminen (the act of employing; the process of creating work), työllisyys (the state of being employed; employment level), työttömyys (unemployment). Reflexive form: työllistyä means "to become employed." The word is widely used in Finnish labor market discourse, social policy materials, and workplace communication.