Systeemisenä

Systeemisenä is Finnish, the essive singular form of the adjective systeeminen, meaning systemic or system-oriented. It is used to express that something is viewed, described, or functioning as a system, or from a system-based perspective. The form conveys a state or role rather than a method or process.

In usage, systeemisenä appears in phrases that designate a standpoint or approach. Common collocations include systeemisenä näkökulmana (as a systemic perspective), systeemisenä lähestymistapana (as a system-based approach), and systeemisenä kokonaisuutena (as a systemic whole). These expressions appear in academic, administrative, and professional writing to emphasize interconnections, structures, and holistic analysis rather than isolated parts.

Nuance and related terms: systeemisenä stresses system-level relations and interdependencies. It is not a direct synonym for systematic or methodical; those senses are typically rendered with järjestelmällinen or järjestelmällisesti. In medical or biological contexts, system-related usage often aligns with systemic as a whole-body or organism-wide consideration, where systeminen is the common term in Finnish.

Etymology and grammar: the word comes from the root systeemi (system) plus the adjective suffix -inen, with the essive ending -nä to form systeemisenä. As an essive, it denotes a temporary state or role, such as “in the capacity of a systemic/ system-oriented entity” or “as a systemic viewpoint.”

See also: systeeminen ajattelu (systems thinking), järjestelmä (system), kokemuksellinen versus systeminen perspectives.