poliittisissa

Poliittisissa is a Finnish adjective form meaning “in political contexts” or “in political matters.” It is the inessive plural form of poliittinen, and it is used to modify plural nouns in the inessive case, for example poliittisissa kysymyksissä (in political questions) or poliittisissa piireissä (in political circles). The word conveys a sense of relation to politics and is common in formal writing, journalism, and analytical prose.

Grammatically, poliittinen follows the standard Finnish adjective paradigm. For singular inessive, the form is poliittisessa; for plural inessive, poliittisissa; the nominative plural is poliittiset; genitive plural is poliittisten. The base stem poliitt- combines with case and number endings to express nuances such as location, extent, or association with politics.

Etymology traces poliittinen to the Finnish noun poliittisuus/politikka, itself related to the concept of politics and policy. The root has historical connections to European political vocabulary, including Swedish politiska and Latin/French roots in the broader family of terms for politics.

Usage notes include that poliittisissa tends to appear in contexts where politics is the focal point, such as analysis of political processes, discourse, or environments influenced by political factors. It is less common in everyday speech than more general terms like poliittinen, but it is a standard, neutral descriptor in media and academic writing. When used with a preceding noun, it typically emphasizes that the noun’s relevance or activity is situated within political domains. See also poliittinen, politiikka, poliittisesti.