toimenpiteinä

Toimenpiteinä is the essive plural form of the Finnish noun toimenpide, meaning a measure, action, or step. The essive case expresses a temporary state or role, so toimenpiteinä means “as measures” or “in the form of measures.” It is used primarily in formal or administrative language to describe what is being implemented or proposed as part of a plan.

Formation: The base is toimenpide. The plural nominative is toimenpiteet. The essive plural is formed with the suffix -inä, yielding toimenpiteinä. The singular essive form is toimenpiteenä (“as a measure”).

Usage: It appears in sentences where the items listed are intended to serve as measures or policy steps. It is common in government or organizational documents, project plans, and regulatory texts. It often occurs with verbs such as olla (on), käyttää (use), or pitää (be considered), where the set of items is described as “as measures.”

Examples:

- Toimenpiteinä käytetään koulutusta, tiedottamista ja valvontaa. (As measures, training, information dissemination, and monitoring are used.)

- Hankkeen toimenpiteinä ovat koulutukset, valvonta ja tiedottaminen. (The project’s measures are training, monitoring and information dissemination.)

- Toimenpiteinä esitetään seuraavat keinot: koulutus, tiedotus ja valvonta. (The following means are proposed as measures: training, information, and monitoring.)

Nuance: The essive form signals a stated role or category rather than a statement about current enforcement. In policy and planning texts, toimenpiteinä helps organize and label elements within a broader objective without asserting immediate effect.