toimijoilla

Toimijoilla is the plural adessive form of the Finnish noun toimija, which means actor, agent, participant, or stakeholder. The form refers to multiple actors in a given context and indicates location or association with them, roughly translating to on the actors or with the actors depending on the sentence.

In practice, toimijoilla is used to identify the group of people, organizations, or institutions involved in a process, project, or analysis. It is common in social sciences, governance, policy work, business, and urban planning. The term often appears in discussions about roles, interests, and interactions among participants. For example: “Kaupunkisuunnittelun yhteydessä toimijoilla on erilaiset roolit,” meaning that in urban planning, the actors have different roles; or “Toimijoilla on yhteiset tai ristiriitaiset tavoitteet,” referring to shared or conflicting objectives among the actors.

The concept is closely linked to broader terms such as toimija (actor), osapuoli (party), sidosryhmä (stakeholder), and toimijaverkko (actor-network). It is particularly common in analyses that examine how various actors influence decisions and outcomes, and in discussions of collaboration and governance. While toimijat and osapuolten roolit are related, toimijoilla emphasizes the collective set of actors involved in a given context.

Notes on usage: toimijoilla is a flexible, general term suitable for many domains. Its precise meaning derives from the surrounding sentence and the specific actors being discussed, whether individuals, companies, agencies, or interest groups.