teknologinen

Teknologinen is an adjective in Finnish that means related to technology or the practical application of scientific knowledge. It is used to describe objects, processes, or concepts that involve teknologia and its applications, such as teknologinen kehitys (technological development), teknologinen ratkaisu (technological solution), or teknologinen ala (technology sector). The term is neutral and widely used in academia, industry, media, and everyday language to distinguish technology-driven phenomena from other domains.

The word is formed from the noun teknologia with the Finnish adjectival suffix -nen. Teknologia itself is borrowed from international usage and derives from Greek techne (craft, art) and logos (study, discourse), entering Finnish through European languages such as Swedish and German. The adjective follows standard Finnish inflection patterns: teknologinen (singular nominative), teknologisen (genitive), teknologisia (partitive plural).

In contemporary Finnish, teknologinen frequently appears in discussions about innovation, digitalization, and science policy, as well as in descriptions of products, services, and research fields shaped by technology. It is commonly paired with nouns such as kehitys, infrastruktuuri, or ratkaisu to convey a technology-based meaning. Related terms include bioteknologinen, nanoteknologinen, and sosioteknologinen.