TiedON

Tiedon is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun tieto, which in English is information or knowledge. In Finnish grammar, the genitive form is used to indicate possession or association, as in tiedon omistaminen (the ownership of information) or tiedon hallinta (information management).

In everyday Finnish, tiedon is commonly found in compounds and phrases that describe the use, flow, or regulation of information. Examples include tiedonhaku (information retrieval), tiedonvälitys (information transmission), tiedon luovuttaminen (the disclosure of information), and tiedonarkisto (information archive). The form also appears in phrases that designate a relationship to information, such as tiedon suojaaminen (protecting information) or tiedon käyttö (use of information).

Phonology and grammar: tiedon is formed by adding the genitive ending -n to tieto. The corresponding genitive plural is tietojen, while other cases and forms (such as the partitive tietoa) interact with tense and mood like other Finnish nouns. In translation, tiedon typically corresponds to “of information” or “information’s” in English.

Related terms and concepts: tiedon vocabulary is central to fields such as information technology (tietotekniikka), information security (tietoturva), and information management (tietohallinto). Distinct but related words include tieto (information/knowledge), tietoisuus (awareness), and tieteen (of science, in certain constructions).

See also: Finnish language, noun cases, compound formation in Finnish, and the word tieto.