tilivelvollisesti

Tilivelvollisesti is a Finnish adverb meaning "in an accountable manner" or "with an obligation to render accounts." It is the adverbial form of tilivelvollinen, a compound of tili ("account") and velvollinen ("obligated, liable"). The term appears in administrative, legal and financial contexts to describe actions or procedures carried out with formal accountability.

In practice tilivelvollisesti denotes that a person, office or organization must be able to explain and justify decisions, expenditures and conduct to a higher authority, oversight body or the public. It is often associated with requirements for reporting, documentation and audits, and is used when referring to civil servants, elected officials, managers of public funds and institutions that are subject to supervision.

The word conveys both procedural and ethical dimensions: procedural in the sense of compliance with reporting and control mechanisms, and ethical in the expectation of transparency and answerability. Translations into English include "accountably," "responsibly," or "liable to account," though nuance depends on context.

As a grammatical form, tilivelvollisesti is derived by adding the adverbial suffix -sti to tilivelvollinen. It is used in sentences to modify verbs, indicating that an action is performed under an obligation to account for it. The term is part of a wider vocabulary around governance and public administration in Finnish, such as tilivelvollisuus (accountability) and tilintarkastus (audit).