Ruumiilliset

Ruumiilliset is a Finnish adjective meaning bodily, corporeal, or physical. It is used to describe things related to the body or to physical aspects of experience, in contrast to mental, spiritual, or cognitive dimensions. In practice, ruumiilliset can function as a modifier in phrases such as ruumiilliset toiminnot (bodily functions) or ruumiilliset kokemukset (bodily experiences). While primarily an adjective, it can also appear in a noun-like sense in academic or formal writing to refer to the bodily dimension of a topic.

The term is common across disciplines that address the interface between body and experience. In philosophy and phenomenology, ruumiilliset aspects are discussed in relation to embodiment, perception, and action—emphasizing how the body shapes experience. In medicine, psychology, and health sciences, the word appears in descriptions of physical symptoms, bodily processes, or somatic health, often in pairing with mental or psychological terms (e.g., ruumiilliset oireet, ruumiilliset toiminnat). The contrast between ruumiilliset and mental or henkinen aspects is a recurring theme in discussions of the mind–body relationship, disability, and embodiment. Etymologically, ruumiilliset derives from ruumis (body) plus the adjectival suffix -llinen, with the form functioning to agree with plural nouns in Finnish.