tiivistettynä

Tiivistettynä is a Finnish adverbial form used to indicate that what follows is a condensed or summarized version of a longer text, argument, or set of findings. It derives from the verb tiivistää (to condense, summarize) and the past participle tiivistetty, with the adverbial suffix -nä, producing a phrase that roughly means “in a condensed form” or “in short.”

The form is typical for formal Finnish, especially in academic, scientific, or journalistic writing where concise rendering of information is desired. Tiivistettynä serves as a lead-in to a summary, a preface to a restatement, or a heading-like introduction to a condensed account. It can introduce a sentence that presents the main conclusions or a bullet list that outlines the essential points, helping readers grasp the core message quickly.

Usage notes include its register and tone: tiivistettynä is relatively formal and may sound stiff in casual speech. It is most appropriate when a writer intends to present a compact synthesis rather than a full, detailed exposition. In practice it is often paired with phrases such as “tiivistettynä…” followed by the summarized content, or used at the start of a section that paraphrases the broader text.

Examples include: “Tiivistettynä tutkimuksen tulokset osoittavat, että kehityssuunta on myönteinen.” “Tiivistettynä kirjan pääteemat ovat identiteetti, muutos ja vastarinta.” “Tiivistettynä prosessi etenee seuraavasti: alustus, analyysi, johtopäätökset.”

See also: tiivistää, tiivistetty, yhteenveto, yhteenvetona.