sijoitettaessa

Sijoitettaessa is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb sijoittaa, meaning “to place” or “to invest.” It is a present adverbial participle (converb) formed with the suffix -ttaessa, used to express a circumstance under which the main clause takes place. The expression is roughly equivalent to the English “when investing” or “in investing,” indicating a time or condition related to the action described in the main clause.

In its use, sijoitettaessa functions to introduce a subordinate clause without a conjunction, stating the situational context for the main action. It is common in formal, legal, financial, and technical writing, where concise, compact phrasing is preferred. The form often conveys simultaneity between the action of investing and the action described in the main clause, rather than a simple past or present tense.

Morphologically, sijoitettaessa is built from the verb stem sijoit- plus the -tta- infix and the -essa ending that marks the present adverbial participle in the passive voice. The construction is one of several -ttaessa/-enna/-tena forms used in Finnish to express adverbial clauses, and it can be interchangeable with more explicit phrases such as “kun sijoitetaan” (“when one invests”) in less formal style, with a slight nuance difference in formality and focus.

Examples:

- Sijoitettaessa varoja hajautetusti, riski pienenee. (When funds are diversified, the risk decreases.)

- Sijoitettaessa markkinoille on otettava huomioon volatiliteetti. (When investing in the markets, volatility must be considered.)

Notes: The form is characteristic of written Finnish and is less common in everyday speech, where conjunctions like kun or kun sijoitetaan are often used.