Toimielimellä

Toimielimellä is a Finnish linguistic form that denotes the adessive case of the noun toimielin, meaning a governing body, organ, or acting body within an organization. In Finnish, toimielin refers to an entity such as a board, committee, council, or commission that has authority to act or decide on behalf of a larger organization, such as a municipality, a public institution, or a company. The adessive form toimielimellä is used to indicate the agent or instrument of action, for example when something is done by that body or under its authority.

In legal and administrative texts, toimielimellä is commonly used to specify who has decision-making power or who is responsible for a given action. Examples include statements like “Toimielimellä on päätöksentekovalta” (The body has decision-making authority) or “Päätös on tehty toimielimellä” (The decision was made by the body). The exact powers and responsibilities of a toimielin are defined in statutes, regulations, or internal governing documents such as charters and hallintosäännöt (rules of administration).

Typical toimielimet include municipal councils, boards of directors, committees, and commissions within various organizations. An organization can have several toimielimi, each with its own remit and scope of authority. Etymologically, toimielin combines toimia (“to act”) with elin (“organ”), metaphorically describing an acting organ within an organization. The suffix -llä marks the adessive case, signaling instrumentality or agency.

In summary, toimielimellä denotes action or authority conducted by a specific governing body within a larger organization and is a common term in formal Finnish governance and administration.