arkaluonteisiin

Arkaluonteisiin is a Finnish grammatical form used as the illative plural of the adjective arkaluonteinen, meaning delicate, private, or confidential. It is employed when referring to topics, information, or matters that require discretion, especially in formal or official language.

In Finnish, arkaluonteinen is an -inen adjective and declines like other adjectives. The nominative plural form is arkaluonteiset, and the illative plural form is arkaluonteisiin. The illative ending -iin/-isiin is used to indicate movement into or a focus on something in the illative case, so arkaluonteisiin modifies plural nouns in illative: arkaluonteisiin asioihin (to sensitive matters) or arkaluonteisiin tietoihin (to confidential data).

Usage of arkaluonteisiin is common in administrative, legal, or policy-related texts where topics are described as requiring discretion. It denotes a higher degree of sensitivity than more general terms and often implies that access or discussion should be restricted. The term can be paired with various nouns in illative to specify the domain of sensitivity, such as arkaluonteisiin asioihin, arkaluonteisiin tietoihin, or arkaluonteisiin kysymyksiin.

Related terms include arkaluonteinen (the base adjective meaning delicate or confidential), salassa pidettävä (to be kept secret), and luottamuksellinen (confidential or trusted). While they share a general sense of privacy, arkaluonteinen focuses on inherent delicacy, whereas salassa pidettävä and luottamuksellinen emphasize confidentiality and trust.

See also: Arkaluonteinen, salassa pidettävä, luottamuksellinen.