Voimassaolevien

Voimassaolevien is a Finnish grammatical form used to refer to items that are currently in force or valid. It is the genitive plural form of the attributive phrase voimassa oleva, which means “in force” or “currently valid.” In practice it appears in noun phrases that describe laws, regulations, agreements, or other rules that are in effect.

In Finnish, voimassa oleva is a two-word phrase formed from voimassa (in force) and oleva (being/existent). Its inflected forms vary by case and number, and when used to modify a following noun in genitive, the relevant part is often rendered as voimassa olevien (usually written as two words in standard Finnish). The construction signals temporal validity and is common in legal and administrative language.

Common usage includes expressions such as voimassa olevien lakien mukaan (according to the currently valid laws) or voimassa olevien sopimusten määrä (the number of currently valid contracts). The phrase is typically part of a larger noun phrase and requires a head noun in a case such as genitive to complete its meaning.

Etymology and related terms: voimassa oleva derives from the Latvian root meaning “in force” combined with oleva (being). Related concepts include voimassaolo (validity), laki (law), säädös (regulation), and sopimus (contract). In formal Finnish, toiminnan ja sääntöjen kuvaamisessa voimassa olevat termit are preferred to convey current applicability.

See also: voimassa oleva, voima, säädös, laki, sopimus.