alakohtaiseen

Alakohtainen is a Finnish adjective meaning sector-specific or industry-specific. The form alakohtaiseen is the illative singular of alakohtainen, used to indicate movement toward or reference to something that relates to a particular sector. The word is common in regulatory, educational, and business contexts where requirements, guidance, or standards are tailored to a specific industry.

The term is formed from ala, meaning a field or sector, and kohtainen, meaning pertaining to. Together they describe things that apply to a particular branch of the economy or field of activity. In Finnish texts, alakohtainen is frequently used to distinguish general, cross-sector concepts from those that are tailored to a given industry.

Usage commonly appears in phrases such as alakohtainen koulutus (sector-specific training), alakohtaiset standardit (sector-specific standards), and alakohtainen ohjeistus (sector-specific guidance). In legal or procurement contexts one may encounter alakohtaiseen lainsäädäntöön (to sector-specific legislation) or alakohtaiseen kilpailutukseen (to sector-specific procurement). The illative form alakohtaiseen is typical when indicating direction, intent, or focus within phrases requiring the case ending.

Related concepts include alakohtaisuus (the sector-specific nature of something) and more general terms like alankohtainen or yleiset ohjeet, which contrast with sector-specific variants. Alakohtainen is a stable, widely understood term in Finnish governance, education, and industry discourse for signaling tailoring to a particular sector.