aktoriyhteyksinä
Aktoriyhteyksinä is a Finnish term used in theoretical discussions of social network analysis and actor–network theory. The phrase is typically translated as "as actor connections" and denotes a mode of description in which phenomena are defined primarily by the ties among agents rather than by the agents' autonomous attributes. From this perspective, agency is understood as distributed across a network of relations, and focus shifts from individual actors to patterns of connections, flows, and configurations.
Linguistically, the construction combines aktori (actor) with yhteydet (connections) and the essive plural suffix -nä, which
Usage of the term is relatively specialized and appears in Finnish-language scholarship that engages with networked
Limitations include the potential for ambiguity for readers unfamiliar with Finnish morphology or ANT terminology, and
See also: actor–network theory; relational ontology; social network analysis; Finnish academic terminology.