Sopimuksellista

Sopimuksellista is a Finnish adjective used to describe something that arises from, or is governed by, agreements or contracts. It denotes a contractual character of obligations, relationships, or practices, as opposed to those based on statutory law or informal norms. The term is common in legal, business, and academic Finnish.

Etymology and grammar: The form derives from sopimus (contract) with the suffix -llinen to form sopimuksellinen. Sopimuksellista is the partitive singular form used when the adjective modifies a noun in partitive case, for example sopimuksellista luonnetta, meaning “contractual character.” The basic form of the word is sopimuksellinen.

Usage: It is used to describe arrangements or regimes defined by negotiated terms. In law and governance, you might encounter expressions such as sopimuksellista sääntelyä or sopimuksellista vastuunkantaa. The concept also appears in discussions of privatization, procurement, and international agreements, where relationships are defined through contracts rather than broad statutory authority. The usage is descriptive and neutral, focusing on the nature of the arrangements rather than normative judgments.

See also: sopimus, sopimusoikeus, sopimuksellinen järjestelmä.