tunneperäisiä

Tunneperäisiä is an adjective used in Finnish to describe phenomena, motivations, or responses that originate in emotions rather than rational deliberation. It is formed from tunne, meaning feeling, and peräinen, indicating origin, and it commonly appears in the plural partitive form to modify nouns (for example, tunneperäisiä syitä, tunneperäisiä reaktioita, tunteperäisiä perusteita).

In usage, tunneperäisiä describes things driven by affect, mood, or affective meaning. The term is common in psychology, sociology, political discourse, marketing and everyday language. In research and discussions, it is often contrasted with rational or cognitively mediated factors, highlighting the role of emotions in decision-making, memory, persuasion, and social behavior.

Examples of use include references to emotion-driven motives in behavior, emotional appeals in political campaigns, or consumer responses to advertising that leverage affect rather than logic. The expression is typically descriptive rather than normative, signaling that emotions play a part in the observed phenomenon rather than judging it as good or bad.

Related concepts in Finnish include kellier terms such as järkiperäiset (rational) and affektiivinen (affective). A broader discussion may distinguish between tunneperäisiä reaktioita and more deliberative, analytically grounded processes. The term is versatile across academic and public discourse, and its exact nuance depends on context, with some contexts emphasizing immediacy of emotion and others acknowledging complex interplay between feeling and reasoning.