Yksityisillä

Yksityisillä is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the adjective yksityinen, meaning private or not public. It is the adessive plural form, used with plural nouns to indicate a context, location, or possession related to private individuals or the private sector. In sentences, yksityisillä often translates to “on private ones” or “in private matters,” depending on the accompanying noun.

Common usage examples include phrases such as yksityisillä markkinoilla (on private markets) or yksityisillä aloilla (in private sectors). The form can also function in predicative constructions with olla (to be), for example: Yksityisillä on oikeus päättää omista asioistaan (Private individuals have the right to decide their own matters). This illustrates how the adessive plural marks a subject or topic tied to private actors.

Yksityisillä is frequently contrasted with yksityisille, the allative plural meaning “to private individuals” or “for private individuals.” The distinction matters in contexts involving transfer, allocation, or benefit: lahjoitus annettiin yksityisille (the donation was given to private individuals) versus yksityisillä markkinoilla (on private markets).

In broader use, yksityisellä tai yksityisillä often appears in discussions about the private sector versus the public sector (julkinen sektori) and in legal or policy texts describing rights, responsibilities, or regulatory frameworks applicable to private participants. The term should not be confused with the nominative plural yksityiset, which refers to private individuals as a subject or group, rather than indicating location or relation in the adessive case.