Kiertueina

Kiertueina is a Finnish noun form derived from kiertue, meaning "tour" or "concert circuit." It is formed with the translative plural suffix -ina, producing kiertueina, and is used to express "as tours" or "in the capacity of tours." The form commonly appears when describing activities that function in the role of tours or when referring to tours collectively during a period.

Linguistic note: In Finnish, the translative case often signals a change of state or role. Kiertueina thus marks that the subject is being described in the role of tours rather than as a simple enumeration of individual performances.

Usage: Kiertueina tends to occur in formal or descriptive Finnish—such as press releases, program notes, or retrospective summaries of an artist's touring period. It helps present a set of events as a unified touring operation rather than as isolated concerts.

Related terms include kiertue (tour), kiertueet (tours, plural), and general Finnish grammar discussions of the translative case.