Lomittain

Lomittain is a Finnish adverb that describes actions or events occurring in turns, in rotation, or in an alternating sequence. The term is used especially in contexts where responsibilities, leave, or duties are distributed so that different people take part at different times.

In practice, lomittain is often employed in workforce planning, scheduling, and organizational planning. For example, employees may take their annual holidays lomittain to ensure that there is always enough staff on duty, or tasks may be handled lomittain when several teams share a project over successive periods. The word emphasizes that activities do not happen all at once but are staggered.

Etymology and related terms: lomittain derives from the noun loma (holiday, leave) with the suffix -ittain, which forms adverbs indicating manner. It is related in meaning to phrases such as vuorotellen (in turns) or kierrättämällä (by rotation), though lomittain specifically highlights the aspect of taking turns related to holidays or duties.

Notes on usage: lomittain tends to appear in formal or administrative language, particularly in HR, scheduling documents, and organizational communications. It conveys a planned, orderly distribution of leave or tasks across a group, rather than spontaneous or simultaneous action.

See also: loma, lomautus, vuoro, vuorottain, vuorotellen.