Tilakäsiteen

Tilakäsiteen is the genitive form of tilakäsite, a Finnish term that refers to the concept of space. The base components are tila (space or place) and käsite (concept). In Finnish scholarly writing, tilakäsiteen denotes how space is produced, organized, and experienced, not only its physical dimensions.

Tilakäsiteen is used across disciplines such as geography, urban planning, architecture, sociology, and philosophy. Analyses framed by tilakäsiteen examine how spatial arrangements reflect and reproduce power relations, accessibility and mobility, and social identities, as well as how places acquire meaning through practice and institutions. The approach treats space as both a material setting and a set of practices through which people act.

Common themes include place-making, spatial justice, segregation and inclusion, mobility, and the interaction between infrastructure and social life. Researchers may study urban neighborhoods, public spaces, workplaces, or digital environments to illustrate tilakäsiteen in concrete terms.

Because tilakäsiteen is primarily used in Finnish-language scholarship, English-language texts often render the idea with translations such as the concept of space, spatial concept, or spatiality, or discuss related terms such as tilakäsite, tila, or tilallisuus. See also: tila, paikka, tilallisuus, tilakäsite.