Vaaleittain

Vaaleittain is a Finnish adverb meaning by elections or in terms of each election. It is used to describe data or analyses that are broken down for each individual election rather than aggregated across all elections. The term is formed from the noun vaalit (elections) with the adverbial suffix -ittain, a suffix used in Finnish to indicate distribution, categorization, or reporting by a specific variable.

In practice, vaaleittain is common in political science, journalism, and statistics. It signals that results are presented separately for each election event, which allows comparisons over time or across different electoral contexts. The concept is often contrasted with summative or pooled measurements such as “yhteensä” (in total) or “koko maassa.”

Notes on use: vaaleittain is an adverb and typically appears in reporting and academic writing to denote the structure of the data rather than the data itself. It is appropriate when the focus is on changes between elections or on differences that emerge from one election to another.

Examples:

- Tilastot esitetään vaaleittain, eriteltynä vuoden 2015, 2019 ja 2023 vaaleista.

- Kyselyn vastaukset on luetteloitu vaaleittain, osoittaen vaihtelun eri vaalipiirien välillä.

See also: vaalit, vaalipiiri, vaalitulos, vaalistutkimus.