Kuvituksina

Kuvituksina is a Finnish word used to describe visual material that is used as illustrations. It is the plural form of kuvitus, a noun referring to images, drawings, photographs, maps, diagrams, or other visuals that accompany a text. The form kuvituksina signals that multiple items serve in the role of illustrations within a work, presentation, or publication.

In practice, kuvituksina appears in descriptive passages in books, articles, catalogues, journalism, and online media to specify which images accompany and illuminate the text. For example, a sentence might state that “teoksessa kuvituksina olivat kartat ja valokuvat,” indicating that those visuals function as the illustrations in the work. The singular form kuvituksena can be used when referring to a single illustrative element.

Origins and meaning: kuvitus denotes illustration or visual material accompanying written work, with kuvituksina extending the term to multiple items. The concept centers on the practical role of visuals rather than their content alone.

Usage notes: The expression emphasizes function—i.e., that the identified images are used for illustration—rather than describing the images themselves. It is common in publishing metadata, captions, catalogs, and academic descriptions where the relationship between text and visuals needs to be specified.

See also: kuvitus (illustration), kuvat (pictures), visual materials.