kulttuurihistoriallisen

Kulttuurihistoriallinen is a Finnish adjective built from kulttuuri (culture) and historiallinen (historical). In usage, it describes things that pertain to the cultural history of a community, a region, or a nation. The corresponding inflected form kulttuurihistoriallisen appears when the adjective modifies a noun in cases such as genitive or partitive, for example in phrases like kulttuurihistoriallisen arvoa or kulttuurihistoriallisen merkityksen.

The term is common in discussions of cultural heritage, museums, archaeology, architectural history, and urban planning. It signals that both culture and history are relevant to the subject, distinguishing it from purely cultural or purely historical descriptors. Finnish frequently forms compound adjectives in this way, and kulttuurihistoriallinen is widely understood in official language, scholarly writing, and public discourse.

Examples of usage include kulttuurihistoriallinen arvo (cultural-historical value), kulttuurihistoriallinen rakennus (a building of cultural-historical significance), and kulttuurihistoriallisen tutkimuksen kohde (the subject of cultural-historical research). The adverbial form kulttuurihistoriallisesti exists to describe actions performed in a culturally historical manner, as in tutkimuksen kulttuurihistoriallisesti relevantit kysymykset.

In summary, kulttuurihistoriallinen and its inflected forms are central to Finnish discussions of heritage and history, highlighting the interconnection between a society’s cultural expressions and its historical development. Related concepts include kulttuuriperintö and historiallinen tutkimus.