elinikästä
Elinikästä is a Finnish adjective meaning lifelong or lasting for the duration of a person’s life. It is used to describe things, conditions, or policies that persist throughout an individual’s lifetime or are intended to continue indefinitely. The term is common in educational, health, and welfare discussions, as well as in everyday language when emphasizing long-term or permanent aspects.
In usage, elinikästä typically accompanies a noun and agrees in form with it, taking the partitive form
Related concepts include elinikäinen, a closely related form also meaning lifelong, and elinaikainen, which is sometimes