valdkondades

Valdkondades is an Estonian term formed as the inessive plural of valdkond, meaning fields, domains, or sectors. The word is used to refer to multiple areas of activity within society, such as the economy, education, health, technology, culture, and public administration. It is common in formal writing, policy documents, statistics, and planning to discuss development or issues across valdkondades rather than in a single field.

In use, valdkondades emphasizes cross-domain consideration and coordination. It can describe how different sectors interact, how policies affect several areas at once, or where resources and goals are allocated across multiple fields. The form valdkondades is typically found with verbs and adjectives that indicate scope or comparison, for example in statements about development across valdkondades, or about cross-sectoral cooperation (valdkondadevaheline koostöö).

Examples of usage include: "Riigi eelarve suunab investeeringuid erinevates valdkondades, nagu haridus, tervishoid ja transpordis." and "Valdkondadevaheline koostöö on oluline Eesti majanduse ja innovatsiooni arendamisel." The term is versatile in both descriptive and analytical contexts and is often contrasted with singular valdkond when referring to a single field.

Related concepts include valdkond (field), sektor (sector), ala (area), and domeen (domain). Valdkondades provides a concise way to speak about multiple areas of activity within a broader system.