Käynnissä

Käynnissä is a Finnish adjective and participial form meaning “in operation,” “in progress,” or “underway.” It is used to describe a device, system, project, event, or process that is currently active or taking place. Common contexts include technical equipment (Kone on käynnissä), services (Palvelu on käynnissä), or projects (Hanke on käynnissä). The phrase can stand alone with olla or appear as part of a compound adjective: käynnissä oleva projekti.

Grammatical notes: Käynnissä is the inessive form used to express the state of being in operation. It typically functions as a predicative complement after a linking verb such as olla, as in Kone on käynnissä. It can also modify a noun directly in phrases like käynnissä oleva projekti. In everyday language the term is neutral and widely understood across domains, from appliances to infrastructure projects. Its opposites include poissa käytöstä (out of use) or toimimaton/sammunut (not functioning), depending on context. Synonyms or near-equivalents in appropriate contexts include käynnissä oleva or käytössä.

Etymology and related terms: The word stems from concepts of starting and operating, linked to verbs such as käynnistyä and käynnistää (to start up) and the notion of ongoing operation. Related forms include käynnistys (start-up) and käynnistynyt (started). Käynnissä is a common term in Finnish status updates, maintenance notices, and news reporting, where concise description of a current operational state is needed.