Haastettavissa

Haastettavissa is a Finnish adjective meaning that something is subject to challenge or open to dispute. It is used to describe statements, decisions, rules, or other claims that can be contested, appealed, or otherwise questioned. In legal and administrative contexts, the term signals that a decision is not final and may be examined or overturned through an appropriate process. In everyday language, it can describe opinions or interpretations that others may dispute.

The word is formed from the verb haasta or haaste meaning “to challenge,” combined with the suffix -ttava, which yields a sense of “able to be Xed,” and the inessive ending -ssa to indicate a state. Thus haastettavissa conveys “in a state that can be challenged.” It is typically used attributively, as in a sentence such as “päätös on haastettavissa,” meaning “the decision is open to challenge.” The form is distinct from other related forms such as haastettava, which can have different meanings depending on context (for example, referring to something or someone that is to be challenged or, in other senses, to be interviewed in certain usages).

Related terms include haaste (a challenge) and muutoksenhaku (appeal). Haastettavissa is most common in formal or semi-formal discourse and should not be confused with haastateltava or haastateltava, which derive from different roots and refer to someone who is to be interviewed rather than something that is open to challenge.