manneralueiden

Manneralueiden is the genitive plural form of manneralue, a Finnish geographic term that denotes the mainland areas of a country or region, as distinct from its islands or archipelagos. The concept is used in statistics, regional planning, and descriptive geography to identify land areas connected to the continental landmass.

The term appears in phrases that attribute data or development to mainland areas, for example m anneralueiden väestö (the population of the mainland areas) or m anneralueiden kehittäminen (the development of the mainland regions). It is commonly employed in regional policy and planning to separate mainland data from insular data, reflecting differences in infrastructure, services, and economic conditions between mainland and island contexts.

Etymology and usage notes: manneralue is formed from manner (mainland) and alue (area). The form m anneralueiden indicates possession or relation to multiple mainland areas. While the exact scope can vary by country and context, the term typically contrasts with island-centered regions such as the archipelago.

Related terms include saari (island), saaret (the islands), and saaristo (archipelago). In Finnish geographic and administrative literature, manneralueiden is used to discuss trends, planning, and statistics specific to the mainland portions of a region, complementing analyses that focus on island or coastal configurations.