osaamisena

Osaamisena is the essive form of the Finnish noun osaaminen, meaning competence or skill. It is used to express a state or a role: “as a competence” or “in the capacity of an expertise.” The form is primarily found in formal or written Finnish, such as descriptions of qualifications, assessments, or program outcomes.

Linguistic notes: The essive case, marked by the suffix -na/-nä, denotes a temporary state, role, or condition during a situation. In the word osaaminen, the essive form becomes osaamisena. This is distinct from the translative form (-ksi), which signals becoming or change of state, and from other cases used in different grammatical functions. Osaamisena therefore signals how something is regarded or positioned within a particular context, rather than a permanent attribute.

Usage: Osaamisena is common in educational, organizational, or policy texts when outlining competencies or capabilities. It may appear in curricula descriptions, assessment criteria, qualification frameworks, orCV-like documents to describe how a person or organization is functioning in a given area. In everyday speech, speakers more often use possessive or partitive constructions or the basic noun osaaminen to discuss skills.

Relation to related terms: The underlying concept is competence or skill (osaaminen). Osaamisena as a grammatical form provides a way to state that competence in a specific role or situation, whereas other forms express possession, quantity, or directional relations in Finnish grammar.

See also: Finnish grammar, Essive case, Osaaminen.