säätettiin

Säätettiin is a Finnish verb form that conveys the sense “was regulated” or “was enacted.” It is the past passive form of säätää, used to describe actions that have been established, set, or prescribed by authorities. In context, the object of säätetään is typically something like a law, regulation, or rule, but it can also refer to administrative measures or standards that have been put into force.

Two main meanings are commonly found in usage. In a legal or administrative context, säätettiin denotes that a rule or regulation was formally enacted or prescribed by an authority. In a broader sense, it can also mean that a setting or arrangement was adjusted or fixed, though this sense is more likely to appear in non-legal, formal writing when referring to regulations or standards rather than mere tuning.

The form is widely used in official texts, parliamentary records, and news reports when reporting legislative outcomes. It is typically paired with a subject such as laki (law), säädös (regulation), or asetus (decree).

Example sentences:

- Laki säädettiin vuonna 1995. (The law was enacted in 1995.)

- Uusi verosäädäntö säädettiin viime vuonna. (The new tax regulation was enacted last year.)

Etymology and related forms: Säätettiin is derived from the verb säätää, meaning to regulate, set, or adjust, with the Finnish passive past suffix -tiin/-ettiin, yielding the impersonal construction common in formal writing. Related terms include säädä (to regulate or adjust) and säädös, säädös(laki) (regulation, decree).