säädöksillä

Säädöksillä is a Finnish legal term referring to subordinate or regulatory measures issued by authorities under the framework of statutes. The term is used in legal texts to describe rules and regulations that implement, detail, or apply higher-level legislation, such as acts (laki). Säädökset, including asetus (government decree) and other ministerial regulations, provide concrete norms, procedures, and administrative practices while operating within the limits set by law.

The form säädöksillä is the adessive plural of säädös and expresses the idea of governance or action by means of regulations, i.e., “by regulations” or “under regulations.” In Finnish legal prose, this phrasing highlights that a matter is governed through regulatory provisions rather than directly by primary legislation.

Usage and examples: In public administration and law drafting, statements such as that a matter is regulated by säädöksillä indicate that the detailed rules come from regulatory instruments rather than from acts. Typical areas include procedural guidelines, licensing requirements, and administrative thresholds. Säädöksillä can thus describe how a policy is implemented in practice, including the steps, timelines, and criteria that authorities must follow.

Relation to other terms: Laki (law) represents the higher tier of normativity, while säädökset are commonly issued as asetukset (government decrees) or by ministries and agencies. Local governance may also rely on kunnan säädöksiä. The distinction between laws and regulations is a standard feature of Finnish public administration and regulatory practice.

See also: Laki, Asetus, Määräys.