toiminta

toimia (“to act”) +‎ -nta. Coined by Finnish theatre director and author Kaarlo Bergbom in 1867.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoi̯mintɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞i̯min̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oimintɑ
• Syllabification^(key): toi‧min‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): toi‧min‧ta

toiminta

1. action(s), activity, activities (effort of performing or doing something; something done as an action or a movement; such things done collectively)

   poliittinen toiminta ― political activity

   suora toiminta ― direct action

   Hallituksen toiminta on perusteltua.

   The actions of the government are justified.

2. operation (method by which a device performs its function; method or practice by which actions are done)

   laite on toiminnassa ― the device is in operation

   Tämän prosessin toimintaa kuvaava kaavio on mutkikas.

   The diagram depicting how this process works is complicated.

   (literally, “The diagram depicting the operation of this process is complicated.”)

3. action (fast-paced activity; unfolding of events)

   elokuva täynnä toimintaa ― a film full of action

• (activity): Rather often, Finnish toiminta corresponds to the English plural activities in a collective sense.

• “toiminta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

• moitinta, toimitan