Kansantarinoihin

Kansantarinoihin is the illative plural form of kansantarina, a Finnish noun meaning folktale. The term translates roughly as “into folk tales” or “to the folk tales” and is used in Finnish to denote movement toward, inclusion in, or reference to the body of traditional narratives spoken within a community.

Etymology and grammar: Kansantarina combines kansa meaning “people” with tarina meaning “story.” The suffix -iin marks the illative plural, indicating direction into multiple folktales. In practice, kansantarinoihin appears in both academic and literary contexts to refer to folk-tale material as a corpus or domain.

Usage and context: In folklore studies and literary analysis, kansantarinoihin is used when discussing the repertoire of traditional narratives that a culture preserves. It can denote the collection, study, or citation of folktales, as well as thematic or structural analyses of those tales. The phrase may appear in scholarly writing, educational materials, and discussions of intangible cultural heritage. Examples include discussions of motifs, character types, or narrative functions found within kansantarinoihin.

Relation to culture and literature: Finnish folklore is rich with diverse folktales, myths, and ballads that have shaped language, identity, and regional storytelling. Kansantarinoihin serves as a linguistic anchor for referring to this body of narratives and to processes of transmission, adaptation, and study of traditional storytelling.

See also: kansantarina, kansanperinne, folklore, Finnish folklore, intangible cultural heritage.