Keinoilla

Keinoilla is the plural adessive form of the Finnish noun keino, meaning means, instrument, method, or resource. It is used to indicate the means by which an action is performed or the tools available to achieve a goal. In English it is roughly equivalent to “by means of” or “with the means.”

The word keino has a number of common usages in everyday and formal language, including political, scientific, and practical contexts. The form keinoilla is created from the plural stem of keino (keinot) plus the adessive suffix -illa, which marks location or manner: on/with the means. It is often combined with adjectives such as erilaisilla, tehokkailla, tai laillisilla to specify the type of means being referred to.

Usage examples are typically phrases like erilaisilla keinoilla or keinoilla ratkaista ongelmia, meaning “by various means” or “using means to solve problems.” The plural noun keinoja exists as the partitive plural form (e.g., useita keinoja), used when the means are treated as an indefinite or partial object in a sentence.

Keinoilla contrasts with keino, the singular form, when the discussion centers on a single instrument or method, and with keinot, the nominative plural, when listing multiple means as the subject. The related term keinoja is commonly used in constructions requiring the partitive, such as “useita keinoja” or “monia keinoja.”

Overall, keinoilla is a versatile fi nish grammatical form used to express that actions are carried out using multiple means or tools. See also keino, keinot, keinoja.