humanistisissa

Humanistisissa is the Finnish inessive plural form of the adjective humanistinen, used to describe nouns in the inessive case and most often referring to the humanities as a field of study. In practice, phrases such as humanistisissa tieteissä mean “in the humanities,” and are used when discussing topics, research, or education within humanities disciplines like literature, philosophy, languages, history, and the arts. The term is closely linked to the noun phrase humanistiset tieteet (the humanities) and to the broader concept of humanism as a value orientation.

In Finnish academia, the humanities are typically distinguished from the social sciences (yhteiskuntatieteet) and the natural sciences (luonnontieteet). The expression humanistisissa is common in scholarly writing, policy documents, and university contexts where the disciplinary scope needs to be specified. It helps situate discussions within disciplines that focus on human culture, value systems, and interpretive methods rather than empirical or quantitative analysis alone.

Usage note: humanistisissa cannot stand alone; it requires a following noun in the inessive case, such as tieteissä (in the humanities) or aloissa (in the humanities disciplines). The term thus functions grammatically as a modifier within phrases rather than as a stand-alone concept. See also: humanities, humanistinen, humanities in Finnish education.