Bedeutung
The process of applying for a job.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Finns often use 'avoin hakemus' (open application) to 'hakea töitä' even when no job is advertised. This is a key part of the 'hidden job market'. The 'Jante Law' influence means that when you 'hakea töitä', you should be confident but not arrogant. Focus on facts and skills. Summer jobs (kesätyöt) are a major cultural phenomenon. Almost all teenagers 'hakevat töitä' in early spring. Most job hunting happens on platforms like LinkedIn, Duunitori, or Oikotie. 'Hakea töitä' is now almost synonymous with online activity.
Use the plural
Always default to 'töitä' (plural) when talking about job hunting in general. It sounds more natural to Finnish ears.
Consonant Gradation
Remember that the 'k' in 'hakea' disappears in 'haen', 'haet', 'haemme', and 'haette'.
Bedeutung
The process of applying for a job.
Use the plural
Always default to 'töitä' (plural) when talking about job hunting in general. It sounds more natural to Finnish ears.
Consonant Gradation
Remember that the 'k' in 'hakea' disappears in 'haen', 'haet', 'haemme', and 'haette'.
Open Applications
Mentioning you are 'hakemassa töitä' even without an ad is highly respected in Finnish work culture.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'hakea'.
Minä ______ töitä joka päivä.
The first-person singular form of 'hakea' is 'haen'.
Which sentence is correct?
How do you say 'I applied for a job yesterday'?
'Hain' is the past tense (imperfekt) of 'hakea'.
Match the Finnish phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are the three main stages of employment in Finnish.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Mitä teet iltapäivällä? B: ______ töitä netissä.
The speaker is describing their own current/future action.
Where would you say this?
'Haluaisin hakea tätä paikkaa.'
This is a formal way to express interest in a specific position.
🎉 Ergebnis: /5
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Where to 'hakea töitä'
Online
- • Duunitori
- • Oikotie
In Person
- • Rekrymessut
- • Yrityskäynnit
- • Verkostoituminen
Aufgabensammlung
5 AufgabenMinä ______ töitä joka päivä.
The first-person singular form of 'hakea' is 'haen'.
How do you say 'I applied for a job yesterday'?
'Hain' is the past tense (imperfekt) of 'hakea'.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are the three main stages of employment in Finnish.
A: Mitä teet iltapäivällä? B: ______ töitä netissä.
The speaker is describing their own current/future action.
'Haluaisin hakea tätä paikkaa.'
This is a formal way to express interest in a specific position.
🎉 Ergebnis: /5
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 Fragen'Hakea' implies a formal application process, while 'etsiä' is just the act of looking. You 'hakea' a job, but you 'etsiä' your lost keys.
It's in the partitive plural because job hunting is an ongoing, indefinite process involving potentially many jobs.
Yes, but it's informal. Use it with friends, not in a job interview.
You say: 'Haen töitä Nokialta' or 'Haen Nokialle töihin'.
It is neutral. It's appropriate for both a casual chat and a formal document.
The past tense is 'hain' (I applied).
No, Finnish uses case endings. You apply 'into' a place (illative case).
Usually no. For volunteering, you would say 'hakeutua vapaaehtoistyöhön'.
The word is 'työnhakija'.
Yes, it covers all types of employment.
Verwandte Redewendungen
saada töitä
builds onto get a job
etsiä töitä
similarto look for work
irtisanoa itsensä
contrastto quit one's job
työnhaku
specialized formjob hunting (noun)
