halutaan

In a sentence

• Tämä huone halutaan maalata uudelleen.

  This room is wanted to be repainted.

  In this passive voice context, 'halutaan' indicates a general, nonspecific desire or intent by people to repaint the room.

• Mitä halutaan syödä illalliseksi?

  What is wanted to be eaten for dinner?

  Here, 'halutaan' asks about a preference or decision regarding dinner, again in a passive, impersonal structure.

• Ikkunat halutaan pitää avoinna kesällä.

  Windows are wanted to be kept open in the summer.

  'Halutaan' expresses a general wish to keep the windows open, emphasizing a shared or communal preference.

• Halutaan mennä rannalle huomenna.

  (We) want to go to the beach tomorrow.

  Here, 'halutaan' is used in an informal first-person plural sense to express intent or desire.

• Tässä ravintolassa halutaan käyttää vain tuoreita raaka-aineita.

  In this restaurant, they want to use only fresh ingredients.

  This usage of 'halutaan' conveys a general or undefined subject's preference or policy.

• Ei haluta vastata tuntemattomiin numeroihin.

  One does not want to answer unknown numbers.

  In this case, it describes a general tendency or advice using the negative form.