Tieteellisten

Tieteellisten is a Finnish grammatical form used as the genitive plural of the adjective tieteellinen, meaning scientific. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so tieteellisten appears when the noun it describes is in the genitive plural. It is not a standalone noun, but a modifier within a genitive phrase.

The primary function of tieteellisten is to indicate relation to science, scientists, or scientific activity. It typically accompanies a following noun in genitive, forming phrases such as tieteellisten piirien (of scientific circles), tieteellisten tutkimusten (of scientific studies), or tieteellisten julkaisujen (of scientific publications). In this way, tieteellisten helps express possession or association without altering the core noun.

In usage, tieteellisten often appears in academic, policy, and journalistic contexts when describing outputs, communities, or domains connected to science. It may occur in formal sentences or titles where concise genitive constructions are preferred. Because it modifies a noun, the exact meaning shifts with the noun it accompanies, e.g., tieteellisten organisaatioiden hyväksyntä refers to the approval of scientific organizations.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives in Finnish, genitive case, tieteellinen.