Tietouden
Tietouden is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun tietous, meaning knowledge, awareness, or cognition. In Finnish grammar, genitive forms express possession or relation, so tietouden translates roughly as “of knowledge.” It is therefore not a separate concept but a grammatical construction used in noun phrases.
In everyday Finnish, the root terminology for knowledge is often tied to tieto, while tietous and its
Knowledge as a broad notion encompasses facts, understanding, and know-how. Finnish discussion of epistemology typically uses
See also: tieto; tietäminen; viisaus; tieteenfilosofia; organisaation tietohallinto.