ajallisuutta
Ajallisuus is a Finnish philosophical term that refers to the temporal dimension of reality and experience. It denotes the quality or condition of being temporal, with events, beings, and experiences situated in time and unfolding in a past–present–future sequence. The concept is used to analyze how consciousness constructs time, how memories and expectations shape the sense of the present, and how historical processes create temporal structures in culture and discourse.
Etymology and usage: The word derives from aika, meaning time, combined with the abstract-noun suffix -llisuus,
Concept and scope: In philosophy, ajallisuus is explored as a fundamental structure of experience (as in phenomenology)
Historical and interdisciplinary context: Finnish scholars use ajallisuus to engage with classic discussions of time—from ancient
See also: Temporality, time, duration, memory, narrative, ontology of time.