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Finnish
Etymology
työ (“work”) + eläke (“pension”) + tunnus (“identification”), thus called because the Finnish SSN was originally designed for the needs of the pension system. In 1970s the term was changed to sosiaaliturvatunnus and later to the current henkilötunnus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtyø̯ˌelækeˣˌtunːus/,
- Rhymes: -unːus
- Hyphenation(key): työ‧eläke‧tunnus
Noun
työeläketunnus
- A 1960s term for henkilötunnus (“social security number”).
Declension