Vastustuksella

Vastustuksella is the instrumental/adessive form of the Finnish noun vastustus, meaning opposition or resistance. In Finnish, the suffix -lla/-llä marks the adessive or instrumental case, indicating means, manner, or source. Therefore vastustuksella literally means “with opposition” and is used to describe circumstances in which opposition serves as the means or factor in a process, or to attribute an outcome to the opposition.

Usage is common in formal writing, journalism, and political discourse. It can describe situations where a proposal or decision is shaped by the presence or action of the opposition, or where opposition is the causative or explanatory element in a sentence. It is not a verb but a noun form that often accompanies verbs of action (kaatui, ratkaisti, syntyi, vaikutti).

Examples illustrate its meaning: Esitys kaatui vastustuksella. This sentence conveys that the proposal collapsed due to opposition. In translation, vastustuksella can be rendered as “with opposition” or “by opposition,” depending on the context.

Related terms include vastustus (opposition, resistance) and vastustaa (to oppose). The form is part of standard Finnish morphology and appears primarily in written or formal registers, particularly when discussing political processes, legislative debates, or historical accounts.