tutkimusyhteisönsä

Tutkimusyhteisönsä is a Finnish possessive construction formed from the compound noun tutkimusyhteisö, meaning research community. The form expresses ownership or association by a third-person possessor, so it roughly translates to “his/her/its/their research community” depending on the context. It is commonly used in formal or academic Finnish to refer to resources, values, practices, or other qualities belonging to a specific research community.

Formation and grammar: The word combines tutkimus- (research) and yhteisö (community). The possessive suffix -nsä attaches to the entire word to signal possession by a third person, with the exact possessor inferred from surrounding text. In isolation the phrase means “the research community’s,” and in full sentences it can refer to a person, a department, an institution, or an organization that owns or is associated with the referenced aspects.

Usage and nuance: Tutkimusyhteisönsä appears in academic, policy, and organizational writing to discuss what a particular research community owns, values, or enacts. Examples include tutkimusyhteisönsä rahoitus (the funding of their/the research community), tutkimusyhteisönsä arvot (the values of their/the research community). The form highlights belonging and accountability within scholarly ecosystems and typically relies on context to identify the possessor.

See also: tutkimusyhteisö (research community) and Finnish possessive suffixes. The construction illustrates Finnish efficiency in expressing ownership through inflection rather than separate possessive pronouns.