Säännöksillä

Säännöksillä is the adessive plural form of the Finnish noun säännös, meaning a rule, provision, or regulation. The word is commonly used in formal or legal language to refer to specific provisions within statutes, guidelines, or policy documents. In grammar, säännös belongs to a class of nouns that end in -ös; its plural nominative is säännökset, the genitive plural is säännösten, and the adessive plural is säännöksillä.

In usage, säännöksillä describes means, institutions, or authorities involved in applying or referring to those rules. It can indicate that actions are taken under the regulations, or that something is governed by specified provisions. The expression appears frequently in official texts, such as laws, governmental regulations, and organizational policies, where precise references to rules are important.

The term is closely related to, yet more formal than, everyday synonyms such as sääntö or ohje. Säännös emphasizes the formal provision or clause found in written regulations, whereas sääntö is a broader term for a general rule or norm. Distinctions between the two can be subtle and depend on context; säännös tends to signal a specific regulatory clause, while sääntö may refer to broader guidelines or customary practices.

Etymologically, säännös is formed from the base sääntö (rule) with the derivational suffix -ös, reflecting its status as a formal provision. The form säännöksillä is one of several inflected forms used to express different grammatical cases and numbers in Finnish.