Lakisääteisessä

Lakisääteisessä is the inessive form of the Finnish adjective lakisääteinen, meaning "statutory" or "mandated by law." The term describes obligations, rules, or systems that are defined and enforced by legislation rather than by voluntary agreement or policy. In Finnish usage, lakisääteinen is used to indicate that something is required by statute, such as insurance, benefits, or procedures that must be provided or followed by public authorities, employers, or individuals.

Lakisääteisessä is often encountered in discussions of social security, employment, and safety regulations. Examples include lakisääteinen tapaturmavakuutus (statutory accident insurance), lakisääteinen eläkejärjestelmä (statutory pension scheme), and lakisääteinen sosiaaliturva (statutory social security). The word contrasts with vapaaehtoinen or sopimukseen perustuva, meaning voluntary or contract-based arrangements.

In legal and administrative contexts, the concept emphasizes that the obligation arises from law and may carry sanctions or enforcement by authorities if neglected. The exact scope and details of lakisääteiset obligations depend on the applicable statutes and regulatory framework in a given jurisdiction.

The form lakisääteisessä is the inessive case, used to describe being in a statutory context or under statutory regulation. For example, in lakisääteisessä järjestelmässä, "in a statutory system."