liittyvästi

Liittyvästi is a Finnish adverb formed from the adjective liittyvä, meaning related or connected. The word is created with the adverbial suffix -sti, yielding liittyvästi, which expresses manner or relation, roughly translating to “in a related way” or “in relation to.”

Etymology and form: liittyvä describes a connection or relevance, and adding -sti turns the adjective into an adverb. This derivation places liittyvästi among Finnish adverbs that describe how something is related to something else, rather than describing a physical attribute. The form is relatively formal and more likely to appear in technical, academic, or legal Swedish-style Finnish prose than in everyday speech.

Usage and nuance: liittyvästi is used to indicate that a statement or consideration concerns or is connected to another concept, element, or prior discussion. It signals a logical or contextual relation rather than a literal proximity. In practice, it often appears in written texts discussing relationships between ideas, findings, or components within a broader framework. In everyday Finnish, related expressions such as liittyen (in relation to) are more common, while liittyvästi tends to carry a more formal or specialized tone.

Related terms: liittyvä (related, adjective), liittyä (to relate, verb), liittyen (in relation to). These forms form a semantic family around connection and relevance.

See also: Finnish grammar on adverb formation, relatedness in language, and terms for describing logical relations in academic Finnish.