Mielenkiintoisina

Mielenkiintoisina is the plural essive form of the Finnish adjective mielenkiintoinen, meaning "interesting." The essive case marks a temporary state or role and is used in predicative constructions with the verb olla (to be) or with verbs such as pidetään or katsotaan. Thus mielenkiintoisina can be understood as "as interesting ones" or "seen as interesting" when referring to several items.

Morphology: The base adjective is mielenkiintoinen. In the singular essive the form is mielenkiintoisena. In the plural essive it is mielenkiintoisina. Like other adjectives, it agrees with the noun it describes in number, but not gender, since Finnish has no grammatical gender.

Usage: It is commonly used to describe several items or people as being interesting. Examples include: "Nämä artikkelit ovat mielenkiintoisina." (These articles are interesting/are seen as interesting.) "Keskustelun aiheet olivat mielenkiintoisina." (The discussion topics were interesting.) "Kohteet pidetään mielenkiintoisina." (The targets are considered interesting.)

Nuance: The essive plural often conveys a temporary state or evaluative assessment rather than a permanent attribute. It tends to appear in written Finnish or formal contexts, especially in expressions of estimation or classification. The corresponding singular form is mielenkiintoisena, and the adverbial form is mielenkiintoisesti.