Poistoksi

Poistoksi is a Finnish term used to indicate that something is intended to be removed, disposed of, or taken out of use. The word is commonly found in administrative, maintenance, and asset-management contexts, such as inventories, records, libraries, museums, and facilities management. It is used to mark items that are no longer needed, functional, or suitable for continued use and that should be disposed of or written off.

Grammatically, poistoksi is formed from the noun poisto (removal, disposal) with the suffixed ending -ksi, which marks the role or purpose of the item. It can function as a predicative complement or as part of an expression describing the intended outcome, for example in forms or labels such as “poistoksi merkitty” or “poistoksi asetettu.”

Common contexts where poistoksi appears include asset decommissioning, waste management, and archival or library workflows. In these settings, items marked poistoksi are typically subject to procedures such as inventory write-offs, destruction, recycling, or transfer to a disposal service. The term helps distinguish between items kept for use and those scheduled for removal or destruction.

Relation to related terms: poisto (removal, disposal) is the general noun for the act, while poistaminen refers to the act of removing. In accounting, poisto also has a technical meaning related to depreciation, which is a different sense from poistoksi, which emphasizes disposition from current use.

See also: poisto, poistaminen, hävittäminen, jätehuolto, omaisuusrekisteri.