Myönnetään

Myönnetään is the present passive form of the Finnish verb myöntää, which means to grant, admit, or acknowledge. In Finnish, the passive voice is used to describe actions or states without naming the agent, so myönnetään translates roughly as “is granted,” “is admitted,” or “is acknowledged,” depending on context. The thing being granted or acknowledged becomes the subject, while the agent performing the action is often left implicit or expressed with a phrase such as hallituksen päätöksellä or viranomaisen päätöksellä.

Common contexts for myönnetään are official or formal, including administrative decisions, licenses, subsidies, or rights. It appears in notices, reports, and public statements where something is being granted or acknowledged by an authority. For example: Lupa myönnetään hallituksen päätöksellä (The permit is granted by a government decision). Avustusta myönnetään hakemusten perusteella (Subsidy is granted based on applications).

Grammatical notes: myönnetään is the present passive form and does not indicate the person of the actor. The subject’s number (singular or plural) is not distinguished in the passive form. The tense can be varied with other forms of myöntää, such as myönnettiin (past passive) or myönnettäisiin (conditional). In addition to licensing or funding contexts, myöntää can also mean to acknowledge or concede a statement in active voice, where the active forms would be used in more direct or informal contexts.