Myötävaikuttavat

Myötävaikuttavat is the present tense, third-person plural form of the Finnish verb myötävaikuttaa, meaning to contribute or participate in bringing about a result. The term conveys cooperative influence, highlighting that multiple actors share responsibility or impact rather than a single initiator.

The word combines myötä- (“together with, in cooperation”) and vaikuttaa (“to influence”). It is common in formal and academic language, policy discussions, and reporting, where actions or outcomes are the result of collective effort. The verb typically governs a target expressed in cases such as illative forms like projektiin (to the project), päätöksiin (to the decisions), or tutkimukseen (to the research).

Related forms include the noun myötävaikutus (contribution, input), the agent noun myötävaikuttaja (contributor), and the present active participle myötävaikuttava (contributing). The present active participle can function as an adjective, as in myötävaikuttavat työntekijät (the contributing employees), and its finite form can appear as myötävaikuttavat when referring to they contribute.

Usage notes: myötävaikuttavat emphasizes joint involvement and is appropriate when describing collaboration among organizations, groups, or individuals within processes such as research, development, or policymaking. It contrasts with more individual-centric verbs and is often used to document the input of multiple actors into a shared outcome.

See also: myötävaikutus, myötävaikuttaja, myötävaikuttava.