menettelyinä

Menettelyinä is the essive plural form of the Finnish noun menettely, meaning procedure, method, or process. The essive case describes a temporary state or role, so menettelyinä means “as procedures” or “as methods” and is used when referring to several procedures or approaches.

Formation and grammar: It is formed by adding the essive plural suffix -inä to menettely. The form is common in formal and administrative writing, especially where multiple procedures are being listed or contrasted.

Usage: It denotes “in the capacity of” or “as” those procedures. It is typical in legal, governmental, organizational, and research texts. It often introduces a set of alternative or related processes.

Examples: Esimerkiksi lain mukaan asia voidaan käsitellä useina menettelyinä, kuten hallintomenettelyinä ja oikeusmenettelyinä. Toimintaohjelmissa ne on kuvattu erillisinä menettelyinä riskien hallitsemiseksi.