Toimialoina

Toimialoina is a Finnish translative plural form of the noun toimiala, meaning “as sectors” or “into sectors.” It is used in contexts such as statistics, economics and policy analysis to denote classification or grouping by sector.

In Finnish, the translative case often marks a role or state, and in this usage it conveys that data or discussion are to be understood or presented “as sectors” or “by sector.” The form is common in formal writing, especially in reports and analyses that classify information according to economic or administrative sectors.

Typical usages include phrases like “tiedot esitetään toimialoina” (data are presented by sector) or “raportti jaottelee tulokset toimialoina” (the report classifies the results as sectors). These constructions help readers compare and interpret figures across different parts of the economy.

There are related forms that express similar ideas with different nuance. For example, toimialoittain is an adverbial form meaning “by sector” or “sector by sector,” often used to describe the manner of distribution in a chart or table. The choice between toimialoina and toimialoittain depends on the syntactic role and the preferred emphasis in the sentence.

Etymology and related terms: toimialoina is derived from toimiala (sector/industry) with the translative suffix -na/-nä. Related terms include toimiala (singular) and toimialoittain (by sector). The concept is widely used in Finnish statistical and economic discourse to organize information along sectoral lines.