Laajuinen

Laajuinen is a Finnish adjective meaning extensive, wide-ranging, or broad in scope or size. It describes something that covers a large area or has considerable scope or magnitude. The term is common in formal or technical language, where the breadth of a project, study, region, or impact is being specified.

In use, laajuinen emphasizes breadth or reach rather than mere physical size. It can modify people, places, plans, or phenomena. Examples include laajuinen tutkimus (an extensive study), laajuinen alue (a large/extensive area), and laajuinen vaikutus (a broad or wide-ranging impact). The word can appear in both singular and plural contexts, adapting to Finnish adjective agreement with the nouns it describes.

Etymology and related forms: laajuinen is derived from laajuus, meaning extent or scope, which itself stems from laaja, wide. As a Finnish adjective, laajuinen is inflected to agree with its noun in number and case, and it belongs to a class of adjectives used to convey breadth or comprehensiveness. Related terms include laajuus (extent/scope) and laaja (wide), as well as synonyms such as kattava (comprehensive) and antonyms like suppea (narrow) or rajallinen (limited).

See also: laajuus, laaja, kattava. In translation, laajuinen can be rendered as “extensive,” “wide-ranging,” or “comprehensive,” depending on the context.