Yhtenäisellä

Yhtenäisellä is the adessive singular form of the Finnish adjective yhtenäinen, meaning unified, cohesive, or homogeneous. The word is used to describe something that has unity or consistency across its parts or in its approach. In grammar, yhtenäinen is declined to agree with the noun it modifies, and yhdestä of its forms in the adessive is yhtenäisellä, as in pohjalla (on a unified basis), otteella (with a unified approach), or tasolla (at a unified level).

The root of the word is yhtenä, meaning together or united, with the suffix -inen forming an adjective. The adessive case, marked by -lla, indicates location or manner, so yhtenäisellä expresses “on a unified basis/with a unified approach.” This makes the term versatile for describing unity in politics, organization, policy, or cultural or linguistic cohesion. It is commonly found in formal or analytical Finnish prose.

Typical collocations include yhtenäisellä pohjalla, yhtenäisellä otteella, and yhtenäisellä tasolla, all signaling that actions, norms, or evaluations are grounded in unity or uniformity. The concept of yhtenäisyys (unity) is closely related and often discussed in contexts such as governance, national identity, and organizational strategy.

In translation, yhtenäisellä conveys nuance of unity and consistency in a particular context, and is best rendered in English as “on a unified basis,” “with a unified approach,” or “at a unified level,” depending on the syntactic role in the sentence.