Alueellisen

alueellinen is a Finnish adjective meaning regional or relating to a particular region. It is used to describe characteristics, policies, data, or phenomena that pertain to a specific geographic area rather than to the nation as a whole or to a single locality. The term is formed from the noun alue (region) with the adjectival suffix -ellinen, which conveys the sense of “pertaining to” or “characteristic of.”

In Finnish, adjectives inflect to agree with the noun they modify. The base form is alueellinen. The genitive singular form is alueellisen, as in alueellisen hallinnon meaning “the regional administration.” Plural forms include alueelliset (nominative plural) and the corresponding inflected forms in other cases. This flexibility allows alueellinen to modify nouns across grammatical contexts, for example alueellinen kehittäminen (regional development) or alueelliset tilastot (regional statistics).

Usage and nuance: alueellinen generally contrasts with paikallinen, which denotes something more narrowly local or municipal. alueellinen is common in discussions of regional planning, governance, economics, and research that address differences or programs across broader geographic areas such as regions or cross-regional collaborations. It can describe a wide range of topics, from regional policy and development initiatives to regional culture and identity, reflecting the spatial scale at which the subject is considered.