julkisena

Julkisena is a Finnish word form. It is the essive form of the adjective julkinen, meaning "public." It expresses a temporary state or role—essentially "as public" or "in the public capacity." It is used mainly in formal, official, or bureaucratic language, and is a component of Finnish case systems that mark functions or roles. The essive is formed by adding the suffix -na or -nä to the base adjective; for julkinen this yields julkisena. Unlike the adverb julkisesti, which means "publicly" in manner, julkisena communicates the intended role or status of the subject.

Common usages include phrases such as julkisena viranomaisena (as a public authority), julkisena osapuolena (as a party to matters under discussion), julkisena edustajana (as a public representative), or julkisena henkilönä (as a public person). In legal and governmental texts, julkisena is frequently encountered where capacity or function needs to be stated without specifying a concrete noun in the main clause.

In modern everyday Finnish, julkisena is less frequent outside of formal registers; speakers may instead rephrase with julkinen + noun or use the adverbial julkisesti to describe action rather than role.

See also: Finnish grammar; Essive case; Julkinen; Language registers.