vastaavissa

Vastaavissa is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective-noun vastaava, used to describe someone who is in a position of responsibility or a role that is in charge. In everyday and formal Finnish, vastaava can mean both “in charge” and “corresponding” or “matching,” depending on context. The form vastaavissa appears in phrases that indicate a state or role held by multiple people, such as in the inessive plural.

Grammatically, vastaavissa is the inessive plural form of vastaava. It is commonly used with plural nouns referring to roles or functions, for example vastaavissa tehtävissä meaning “in positions of responsibility” or “in supervisory roles.” The construction is typical in organizational, administrative, and workplace language, where one might discuss the people who are in charge of different tasks or areas.

Usage and nuance between contexts may vary. In corporate and public administration contexts, vastaava is often used in job titles or descriptions to denote responsibility—for instance, vastaava johtaja (the person in charge of a department) or vastaava toimihenkilö (a person responsible for a function). The plural form vastaavissa broadens this sense to indicate multiple individuals currently occupying such roles.

Examples:

- Yrityksessä on useita vastaavissa tehtävissä toimivia henkilöitä. (There are several people in positions of responsibility in the company.)

- Vastuuhenkilöt, jotka ovat vastaavissa tehtävissä, koordinoinivat projektia.

See also: vastaava, vastaavuus, vastaa, vastavuoroisuus.