työväenopisto
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Finnish
Etymology
työväen (“of working people”) + opisto (“college”)
Pronunciation
Noun
työväenopisto
- An adult education center faintly resembling a community college, providing adult education in a wide variety of topics but without any degrees or certificates. The programs are open for everyone, usually for a small fee.
Usage notes
Työväenopisto and kansalaisopisto are similar institutions. The main difference is in history. The työväenopisto were often founded (in 19th and early 20th century) by labor unions or other left-wing organizations and they often had a political agenda in their teaching, whereas kansalaisopisto was usually founded on more general ideas of promoting education of the "lower classes". Currently the difference is in name only and both institutions are supported by the state and municipalities. Some community colleges are named "neutrally" as aikuisopisto (“lit. adults' college”).
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Further reading
- “työväenopisto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03