velvoitteissa

Velvoitteissa is the Finnish inessive plural form of the noun velvoite, meaning "in the obligations" or "among the obligations". Grammatically, the inessive case (-ssa/-ssä) signals location or state, so velvoitteissa refers to something that exists within, is specified by, or relates to a set of obligations.

The term is commonly used in legal, contractual and financial contexts to point to duties, liabilities or requirements contained in laws, contracts, corporate documents or accounting records. For example, it can denote obligations listed in a contract, statutory duties imposed on an organization, or liabilities recorded on a balance sheet. Typical collocations include lakisääteisissä velvoitteissa (in statutory obligations) and sopimuksen velvoitteissa (in the obligations of the contract).

Etymologically, velvoitteissa derives from velvoite (an obligation, duty), which comes from the verb velvoittaa (to oblige). As a case-inflected form, it is part of Finnish nominal morphology used to express relations of location or inclusion rather than physical place.

Usage notes: velvoitteissa is used when speaking about obligations collectively or when referencing content within a specified set of duties. For singular or different case uses, related forms include velvoite (singular), velvoitteet (plural nominative), velvoitteessa (singular inessive) and velvoitteisiin (plural illative). Examples: "Sopimuksen velvoitteissa on määritelty aikataulu." (The contract's obligations define the schedule.)