rahallisissa

Rahallisissa is the plural inessive form of the Finnish adjective rahallinen, meaning financial or monetary. It is an inflected form used to modify a plural noun in the inessive case, indicating “in financial …” or “within financial …” contexts. Because Finnish adjectives agree in number and case with the nouns they describe, rahallisissa typically appears in phrases where the modified noun is plural and in the inessive form.

In practice, rahallisissa appears in formal or written Finnish and is most often found in expressions such as rahallisissa puitteissa (within financial frameworks) or rahallisissa oloissa (in financial conditions). The form signals a focus on monetary aspects rather than broader economic or policy dimensions, which might be conveyed by taloudellinen (economic) or rahoituksellinen (financing-related) terms.

Etymologically, rahallinen derives from raha (money) with the derivational suffix -llinen, a common way to form adjectives meaning “characterized by” or “pertaining to.” The plural inessive rahallisissa is thus one of several inflected forms used to harmonize the adjective with its noun in Finnish grammar.

Usage notes:

- Rahallinen describes money-related characteristics; it is distinct from broader economic terms.

- It generally requires a noun in plural that is itself in the inessive case (or a sentence context where the inessive plural is implied).

- The adverbial form meaning “financially” is rahallisesti, not rahallisissa.

See also: rahallinen, taloudellinen, rahoituksellinen.