Harjoittajilta

Harjoittajilta is a Finnish noun form that functions as the elative plural of harjoittaja. The base noun harjoittaja denotes a person or organization that conducts a certain activity, such as a service provider, contractor, practitioner, or operator. The elative plural harjoittajilta means “from the operators” or “by the operators” and is used to indicate origin, source, or attribution in a sentence.

The term is commonly found in legal, administrative, or research contexts where information, decisions, statements, or actions are attributed to multiple operators. For example, tiedot kerättiin harjoittajilta means the data were collected from the operators, and harjoittajilta saatiin lisäselvityksiä means additional clarifications were obtained from the operators. The phrase can also appear in policy discussions or procurement documents to refer to input or feedback provided by service providers or firms involved in a project or service.

Harjoittajilta does not specify which operators are involved; its exact reference depends on the surrounding text. It is related to the broader concept of harjoittaja, the general term for someone who carries out or operates a particular activity, and to the plural harjoittajat, which simply denotes multiple operators in the nominative case. The elative form demonstrates Finnish grammar’s way of indicating source or origin within a sentence.