valtionelimien
Valtionelimien is a Finnish term referring to the organs or bodies that exercise state power and perform public administration. The word is used mainly in legal, political science, and constitutional contexts to describe the main institutions of government and how they relate to one another.
In Finnish constitutional thinking valtionelimien are commonly described as comprising the three branches of government: lainsäädäntöelin
The concept of valtionelimien is closely tied to the idea of separation of powers and checks and
In everyday language, the term is less common than more specific phrases like valtionhallinto (state administration)