pakotteina

Pakotteina is a Finnish linguistic form meaning "as sanctions" and is used in political and diplomatic language to describe the role or status of measures imposed by states or international bodies. The form signals that the measures function as sanctions rather than as ordinary policy tools, and it is commonly found in official statements and reporting about international actions.

In international relations, sanctions are coercive instruments intended to influence the behavior of a target state or non-state actor without resorting to force. They can take various forms, including economic restrictions, financial limits, travel bans, arms embargoes, and sectoral restrictions. Sanctions are typically imposed unilaterally by a single country or multilaterally by groups such as the European Union, the United Nations, or regional organizations.

Linguistically, pakotteina appears in sentences that describe the measures in their sanctioning role. For example, a government might say it is using measures pakotteina to pressure a policy change, or an analysis might list certain actions as pakotteina within a broader set of sanctions. It is most common in formal discourse and media coverage of foreign policy.

See also: pakotteet, sanktiot, talouspakotteet, kansainvälinen oikeus.