Suunnittelutoimiin

Suunnittelutoimiin is a Finnish term used to describe involvement in planning and design activities within organizations, projects, or public policy. It denotes the phase or set of actions focused on devising solutions, plans, or designs before implementation. The form can refer to both the activity itself and, occasionally, the office or department responsible for planning.

In policy making, urban planning, architecture, engineering, product development, and service design, the expression appears in texts that discuss moving into planning phases or allocating resources to planning tasks. It is often used interchangeably with planning process terms such as suunnitteluprosessi or suunnittelutoiminta, depending on stylistic choices and the specificity of the context.

Etymology and form: The term is a compound of suunnittelu ('planning, design') and toimi ('action, operation'), with the -in suffix forming a nominal expression that conveys involvement in or relation to planning activities. The exact nuance can shift with context.

See also: Related concepts include suunnittelu, projektinhallinta (project management), arkkitehtuurisuunnittelu (architectural design), and tuotekehitys (product development).