Ohjeistuksin

Ohjeistuksin is the plural instrumental form of the Finnish noun ohjeistus, meaning guidance, instruction, or a set of guidelines. The form denotes the means or manner by which something is done, roughly translating to “with guidelines” or “by means of guidelines.” In Finnish, this instrumental plural is relatively formal and more common in bureaucratic or official prose. More frequent ways to express related ideas are phrases like ohjeiden mukaan (according to the guidelines) or the translative/essive forms ohjeistuksiksi or ohjeistuksina.

The noun ohjeistus refers to a collection of directives, rules, or procedures issued to govern actions. The plural nominative is ohjeistukset. The instrumental plural ohjeistuksin signals that actions are performed using those guidelines, or that something is done under the guidance provided by them. Because Finnish often prefers periphrastic expressions, ohjeistuksin typically occurs in formal contexts rather than everyday speech.

Related forms include ohjeistuksiksi (translative plural, “into guidelines”) and ohjeistuksina (essive plural, “as guidelines”). These forms help differentiate whether something becomes a set of guidelines or is used as, or stated as, guidelines. In practice, ohjeistuksin is encountered mainly in administrative, legal, or policy-related texts, where authors emphasize that actions were carried out with the aid or under the framework of specific guidelines.

See also: ohjeistus, ohjeiden mukaan, ohjeistusohjeet in official documentation.