Lakisäätöinen

Lakisäätöinen is a Finnish adjective that mainly appears as a nonstandard or infrequently used variant of lakisääteinen, meaning statutory or mandated by law. The form is built from elements related to laki (law) and sääteinen (regulated), conveying the sense of something established by statute. In standard Finnish, however, the preferred term is lakisääteinen.

In usage, lakisääteinen describes obligations, benefits, or rules that are defined by law rather than by private agreement. When lakisäätöinen occurs, it is typically treated as a spelling variant or a rare archaism and is generally avoided in formal writing to prevent confusion. The more common phrasing would be lakisääteinen etuus or lakisääteiset säännökset.

Status and meaning. There is no separate legal sense for lakisäätöinen beyond being a variant of lakisääteinen. Major Finnish dictionaries and contemporary legal style guides do not treat lakisäätöinen as a distinct entry, and it is usually considered a nonstandard form. If encountered, it is reasonable to interpret it as a typographical or regional/archaising variant rather than as a separate concept.

See also. Lakisääteinen, lainsäädäntö, laki, säädös. These related terms cover the standard vocabulary for law-based obligations, statutes, and regulatory acts in Finnish.