Teollistynyttä

Teollistynyttä is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb teollistua, meaning “to industrialise”. In Finnish, teollistynyttä is the past participle of teollistua, and it functions as an adjective in the accusative or partitive cases. The base noun teollisuus means “industry”, and the participle reflects a state in which a subject has undergone industrialisation.

The participle is commonly used in descriptive sentences to indicate that a place, object or group has been affected by industrial processes. For example, a sentence might read: maamme teollistynyttä tehdas raame, which translates as “our city’s industrialised factory stands.” The form can also appear in more abstract contexts: teollistynyttä kasvua or teollistynyttä kehitystä, referring to industrialised growth or development.

In grammatical terms, teollistynyttä belongs to the group of partitive participles that change to –na in the nominative and –ta/-ttä in the partitive or accusative. Speakers typically employ it in written Finnish to give a formal tone or in literary descriptions of industrial scenes. It is less common in spoken Finnish, where the plain adjective teollinen (“industrial”) is often preferred.

Usage of teollistynyttä is most notable in historical and socio‑economic texts from the 20th century, documenting Finland’s rapid industrial growth after independence. The term is also found in economic reports, architectural descriptions, and literary works exploring the transition from agrarian to industrial society.