Arvosteluita

Arvosteluita is the plural form of the Finnish noun arvostelu, which denotes reviews or critiques. The term is used for written evaluations of a wide range of subjects, including books, films, music, products, services, and cultural or artistic works. In everyday language and media, arvosteluita refer to the collected opinions and judgments published by critics or consumers.

Grammatically, arvosteluita is the partitive plural form of arvostelu and is commonly used when the reviews are treated as an indefinite quantity or object, for example after a verb such as julkaista “to publish” or lukea “to read.” The corresponding nominative plural is arvostelut. The word may appear in phrases like “elokuvasta on julkaistu useita arvosteluita” (several reviews of the film have been published) or “sivustolla on paljon arvosteluita” (there are many reviews on the site).

In Finnish, arvostelu is a broad term that can refer to a review or critique, whereas other related terms convey nuance. Arvostelu is often used for journalistic or formal evaluations; kritiikki tends to emphasize critical analysis and interpretation, particularly in arts criticism; arvio is a more general assessment or estimate. Thus arvosteluita specifically points to published evaluations or reviews rather than general opinions.

See also: arvostelu, kritiikki, arvio.