kohdeelimille
Kohdeelimille refers to a concept of marriage in some Ancient Finnish cultures. The term "kohde" means "object" or "target" and "elimi" means "for women". This peculiarity of marriage was prevalent among the ancient Finnic peoples. The practice allowed a man to formally acknowledge that he was willing to adopt a specific woman as his wife.
Similar to medieval European systems of arranged marriage, Kohdeelimille may have facilitated alliances between families. The
Kohdeelimille was not an exclusive or singular role to be assigned to one woman; rather, the relationship