Emissioihin

Emissioihin is a Finnish word that appears as the partitive case plural form of the noun emissio (emission) or in the context of the dative case, when referring to the plural "emissions". The term is generally used in discussions of environmental policy, industrial production, and scientific measurements related to the release of gases or pollutants into the atmosphere. The root of the word, emissio, derives from the Latin emissionem, meaning the act of freeing or sending out, which parallels the English word “emission.” In modern Finnish usage, emissioihen frequently occurs in governmental reports, such as those issued by the Ministry of the Environment or the Finnish Environment Institute, which evaluate the amount of greenhouse gases or particulate matter emitted by various sectors.

The dative plural form is employed after certain prepositions or verb constructions that require a non–accusative object, for example: “Tulemme toimittamaan raportin emissioihin.” or “Kuinka monta tonnia hiilidioksidia voidaan ohjata emissioihin?” In academic papers, the term may also be used to describe the measurement of emissions in settings that consider multiple sources or emission pathways. The word exemplifies the way Finnish morphological constructions can encode grammatical relationships directly into word endings, thereby making the distinction between case positions explicit.

Because emissioihin functions almost exclusively in the domain of environmental science and policy, it rarely appears in everyday Finnish conversation. Nonetheless, it serves as a useful lexical item for professionals dealing with air quality regulations, carbon accounting, and related areas.