Soittolistoina

Soittolistoina is the essive plural form of the Finnish noun soittolista, meaning “as playlists” or “in the form of playlists.” It is used to describe content that is organized or presented as multiple playlists, rather than as single, standalone items. The essive case expresses a state or role, so soittolistoina tends to appear in descriptive or formal contexts such as cataloging, documentation, or explanations of how music collections are grouped.

Grammatically, soittolista refers to a playlist, and soittolistat is the nominative plural. The form soittolistoina signals that several playlists are being described or treated in a particular way. In sentences, it often follows verbs like olla (to be), jakaa (to divide), or esittää (to present). Examples include: Kokoelma on jaettu soittolistoina (The collection is divided into playlists) and Kappaleet esitetään soittolistoina (The tracks are presented as playlists).

Usage notes: in everyday spoken Finnish, speakers more commonly refer to playlists with soittolistat or by listing individual playlists. Soittolistoina appears most often in documentation, feature descriptions on streaming platforms, or when emphasizing the organizational role of multiple playlists within a collection.

See also: soittolista (playlist), soittolistat (playlists), lista (list). The term reflects how digital music libraries are commonly described in Finnish, where content can be curated and presented as distinct playlists.