portaikkoina
Portaikkoina is a Finnish term that literally translates to "as stairways" or "in the form of stairways." It is often used in descriptive contexts to convey a sense of something being arranged or appearing in a stepped or tiered fashion, similar to how stairs ascend or descend. This can apply to both physical structures and abstract concepts.
In a geographical or architectural sense, portaikkoina might describe the natural terracing of a hillside, the
Beyond the literal, the term can also be used metaphorically. It can refer to a gradual process