Hostitelia

Hostitelia is a term that appears in some Finnish-language contexts to refer to people who host events or programs. As a plural noun, it denotes multiple hosts, such as the hosts of a TV show, a podcast, a conference, or a social gathering. In everyday Finnish, more common words for this role are juontaja (emcee/host) or isäntä (host of an event), but hostitelia can appear in media jargon, bilingual usage, or informal speech influenced by English.

Etymology and usage notes: Hostitelia is typically treated as a loanword-derived formation from the English word host, adapted to Finnish morphology with a suffix pattern that creates agents and the plural -ia ending. Its presence is most noticeable in contemporary media discourse, online content, and multilingual contexts, where English terms blend into Finnish. The exact frequency and acceptance can vary regionally and across registers.

Contexts and examples: In media and event planning, hostitelia may be used to describe the individuals who guide a program, introduce guests, and manage the event flow. The term often coexists with or is contrasted against more established Finnish terms like juontajat or isännät, depending on the formality of the setting and the audience. In casual or youth slang, hostitelia can surface alongside other borrowed terms as part of blended language usage.

See also: juontaja, isäntä, host (loanword), emcee.