Toimielimiltä

Toimielimiltä is the elative plural form of the Finnish noun toimielin, which refers to an official body such as a board, committee, council, or other decision-making authority within an organization or public administration. In Finnish grammar, the elative case indicates source or origin, so toimielimiltä roughly means “from the governing bodies” or “by the authorities.”

The term is used mainly in formal and administrative language to indicate that information, directives, or decisions originate with or are issued by those bodies. It can describe sources of statements, guidelines, or rulings, and is often found in official documents, reports, and press materials.

Examples:

- Toimielimiltä saatu lausunto on otettava huomioon päätöksenteossa. (A statement received from the authorities must be taken into account in the decision-making process.)

- Toimielimiltä peräisin oleva ohjeistus koskee kaikkia yksiköitä. (The guidance originating from the authorities applies to all units.)

- Toimielimiltä tulevat päätökset ovat sitovia. (Decisions coming from the authorities are binding.)

Grammatical note: toimielimiltä is the plural elative form. The singular elative form is toimielimeltä. The term is neutral in tone and commonly appears in contexts such as public administration, corporate governance, legal texts, and analytical reporting.