Suomenkielisesti

Suomenkielisesti is a Finnish adverb meaning “in Finnish” or “in the Finnish language.” It is formed by adding the adverbial suffix -sti to the noun phrase Suomen kieli (the Finnish language). The word is standard in both written and spoken Finnish and is used to indicate the language of expression, translation, or description.

In use, suomenkielisesti describes how something is presented or produced in Finnish. It is commonly found in contexts such as translations, subtitling, localization, or scholarly descriptions of language data. Examples include statements like “Käännös on tehty suomenkielisesti” (the translation is in Finnish) or “Teksti esitetään suomenkielisesti” (the text is presented in Finnish). The form also helps distinguish content from other languages, for instance contrasting with englanniksi (in English) or ruotsiksi (in Swedish).

The adverb should not be confused with suomenkielinen (Finnish-speaking, referring to a person or thing) or Suomen kieli (the Finnish language as a concept). The suffix -sti is a common way to create manner adverbs in Finnish, yielding forms such as nopeasti (quickly) or helposti (easily). Suomenkielisesti thus functions as a clear, neutral way to specify that something relates to or is produced in the Finnish language.

See also: Finnish language; Finnish grammar; -sti adverbs.