joillakin
Joillakin is a Finnish determiner and pronoun meaning “to some” or “some of those” and is used to refer to a subset of a larger group without naming its members. It is most commonly used with a plural noun and in statements about people or things in general. For example: “Joillakin ihmisillä on paljon vapaa-aikaa” translates as “Some people have a lot of free time.” The form emphasizes that the statement applies to part of the set, not to everyone.
Grammatical notes: Joillakin is the plural form used with a noun in predicative or descriptive clauses, often
Usage remarks: The expression is common in everyday Finnish and appears in media and formal writing. It
See also: jotkut, joidenkin, jotakin.
References: Finnish grammar resources on pronouns and determiners provide discussions of this form and its nuances.