lähetyksessä

Lähetyksessä is the inessive form of the Finnish noun lähetys and functions as a contextual marker rather than a stand-alone concept. The term has several related senses in Finnish: it can refer to a broadcast or transmission in media, to religious mission work, or more generally to a shipment or consignment. The exact meaning is determined by the surrounding words and the situation.

In media and communication, lähetys refers to the act or result of transmitting audio or video content. It is used in phrases such as suorassa lähetyksessä (in a live broadcast) or ohjelman lähetyksestä (of the program’s broadcast). Expressions like lähetystyösitävyt are less common, but lähetystä and lähetys appear in contexts describing programs, streams, or transmissions. The word is often contrasted with äänettömästi lähetetty/online-lähetys to distinguish between formats and modes of dissemination.

In religious and organizational contexts, lähetys denotes mission work or sending a group to perform religious or humanitarian tasks. Here lähetystä may appear in phrases like kirkon lähetystyössä (in church mission work) or osallistua lähetystyöhön (to participate in mission work). The sense is closer to “mission” or “sending” rather than to media transmission, and compound terms such as lähetystyö or lähetysjärjestö are common.

Etymologically, lähetä means “to send,” and lähetys captures the act or process of sending in various domains. Related forms include lähetetty (sent), lähetys (the act of sending or a broadcast), and lähetysjärjestö (mission organization). In practice, choosing the correct sense of lähetyksessä relies on the accompanying nouns and verbs to clarify whether the reference is to a broadcast, a mission, or a shipment.