Kulttuurispoliittiseen

Kulttuurispoliittiseen is a Finnish adjective phrase meaning cultural-political or relating to cultural policy. It is formed by combining kulttuuri (culture) with politiikka/politiikka (policy/politics) and the suffix -inen, with the illative form -iseen used when the word accompanies a noun in a case that expresses direction or reference, such as kulttuurispoliittiseen keskusteluun.

In usage, kulttuurispoliittinen describes matters where cultural and political considerations intersect. It is commonly applied to policies, programs, or debates about how culture—arts, heritage, education, media, and cultural industries—is funded, regulated, or integrated into public objectives. Examples include kulttuurispoliittinen linja (the cultural-political line) or kulttuurispoliittiset päätökset (cultural-political decisions), often found in academic articles, policy documents, and media commentary.

The term is closely related to kulttuuripolitiikka, which is the more general noun phrase for cultural policy. While kulttuuripolitiikka focuses on policy as a field, kulttuurispoliittinen emphasizes the policy’s cultural-political dimensions or stance. In everyday Finnish, both forms appear, with kulttuuripolitiikka sometimes preferred for broad discussions and kulttuurispoliittinen for specific policies or positions within those discussions.