päätöksissä

Päätöksissä is the inessive plural form of the Finnish noun päätös. It translates roughly as “in the decisions” or “within the decisions.” The singular inessive form is päätöksessä, while the nominative plural is päätökset. The form päätöksissä is used to refer to content or occurrence within multiple decisions or within the text of a set of resolutions.

Grammatical use and meaning

In Finnish, päätöksissä signals a location inside multiple decisions or inside the body of decisions issued by an authority such as a court, municipality, or organization. It is common in formal, legal, and administrative writing. The phrase can refer to findings, rules, or statements contained in these decisions. For example, a sentence might say that certain conclusions are stated in the decisions: Päätöksissä on todettu tiettyjä seikkoja. When referring to a single decision, the corresponding singular form is päätöksessä.

Contexts and nuance

Päätöksissä is typically used when discussing a collection of decisions, a compilation of rulings, or all decisions issued within a given period or by a specific body. It contrasts with päätöksessä, which would point to content within one particular decision. In jurisprudence and policy analysis, the term helps to indicate that a point arises from the body of decisions rather than from a single document.

Examples of use

Päätöksissä on korostettu yhteiskuntavastuuta. In the decisions, the rules are clarified. Päätöksissä vahvistetut käytännöt ovat voimassa edelleen.

Etymology

From päätös (decision) + plural marker -kset, with the inessive plural suffix -issä.