suomalaisistaa
Suomalaisistaa is a Finnish verb meaning “to Finnicize” or “to make something Finnish.” It is built from the adjective suomalainen (Finnish) plus the causative suffix -istaa, yielding a verb that describes the process of causing something to become Finnish in language, culture, or characteristics. The infinitive form is suomalaisistaa and it is used transitively to indicate turning or adapting another thing into a Finnish form or identity.
In linguistic and cultural studies, suomalaisistaa is used to discuss how external elements are adapted to
In English-language scholarship, the concept is often rendered as “Finnicize” or “Finnicisation” and described as the