Hillitsemiseksi

Hillitsemiseksi is a Finnish term used to express the purpose of restraining, reducing, or moderating something. It derives from the verb hillitä (to restrain, curb, moderate) and is formed to mean “in order to restrain.” The word is typically used in contexts where actions are taken to limit undesirable developments or to lessen their impact.

Common domains for hillitsemiseksi include environmental policy, public health, safety and security, and financial or risk management. For example, phrases such as päästöjen hillitsemiseksi (to curb emissions), ilmastonmuutoksen hillitsemiseksi (to mitigate climate change), and taudin hillitsemiseksi (to control the spread of a disease) are widely used in official reports, policy documents, and academic writing. The term can also describe measures aimed at restraining social problems, such as väkivallan hillitsemiseksi (to restrain violence) or rikollisuuden hillitsemiseksi (to reduce crime).

Linguistically, hillitsemiseksi is the purposive form derived from hillitä and is often paired with a noun in the genitive to indicate the target of the action. It signals intent rather than a completed outcome. It is related to hillittäminen (the act of restraining) and to other Finnish terms for control, limitation, or reduction, such as rajoittaminen or vähentäminen. In use, hillitsemiseksi emphasizes policy goals and planned interventions rather than incidental or passive effects.

Examples illustrate its use in formal writing: Hallitus esittää toimenpiteitä päästöjen hillitsemiseksi. Taudin leviäminen on edelleen haaste, ja sen hillitseminen vaatii yhteistyötä eri toimijoilta.