Vahingoihin

Vahingoihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun vahinko, meaning damage or harm. The illative case answers questions about direction into or toward something, so vahinkoihin literally means “into the damages” or more naturally “to the damages.” In practice it is used to indicate movement toward damages as a target or as the subject of discussion, especially in formal language.

In Finnish, vahinko has other forms: nominative plural vahingot, illative singular vahinkoon, and genitive vahinkojen, among others. The illative plural vahinkoihin is most common in legal, insurance, and risk-management contexts, where speakers refer to multiple damages or to the domain of damages.

Usage notes: The expression vahinkoihin is typically used with verbs or adjectives that describe relationships to damages, such as vahinkoihin liittyvät (damages-related), vahinkoihin kohdistuvat (directed at the damages), or vahinkojen korvaamiseen liittyvät kysymykset (questions related to damages). It is less common in everyday speech, where speakers may use more general terms like vahinkoja or vahingot.

Examples:

- Vahinkoihin liittyvät korvausvaatimukset on esitettävä kirjallisesti. (Compensation claims related to damages must be submitted in writing.)

- Kanteen kohteena ovat vahinkoihin liittyvät kulut. (The claim targets costs related to the damages.)

- Vastuukysymykset määritellään vahinkoihin kohdistuvassa korvausvaatimuksessa. (Liability issues are defined in the damages-directed compensation claim.)

See also: vahinko, vahingonkorvaus, vakuutuslainsäädäntö.