maailmanlaajuisiin

Maailmanlaajuisiin is the illative plural form of the Finnish adjective maailmanlaajuinen, meaning worldwide or global. The compound stems from maailman (world) and laajuinen (wide, broad), effectively “world-spanning” or “global in scope.” The form is used to describe nouns in the illative case that refer to things entering or extending into the global arena, typically with plural nouns. Examples include maailmanlaajuisiin markkinoihin (to worldwide markets) and maailmanlaajuisiin hankkeisiin (into worldwide projects).

As with other -inen adjectives in Finnish, maailmanlaajuinen has several inflected forms to match case and number. In plural illative context, it becomes maailmanlaajuisiin; other forms include maailmanlaajuisia (partitive plural) or maailmanlaajuisten (genitive plural), depending on the sentence structure.

The term is common in business, technology, science, and media when discussing global reach, international collaboration, or research spanning multiple countries. It is used both in formal writing and journalism to emphasize scale and cross-border relevance. In contrast, more neutral or less formal variants include global or international loanwords.

See also: maailmanlaajuinen, kansainvälinen, globaali, transnational.