yksilökohtaista

Yksilökohtaista is a Finnish adjective meaning tailored to an individual or customized for the person. It is formed by combining yksilö (individual) with the suffix -kohtainen, and its inflected form -kohtaista is the partitive singular used in many phrases describing a service, measure, or content that is adapted to a person’s needs.

The term is commonly used in public and professional contexts where personalization is emphasized. In education, it appears as yksilökohtaista opetusta, referring to instruction adapted to each learner. In health care and social services, it describes care or support designed for the individual, as in yksilökohtaista hoitoa or yksilökohtaista tukea. It is also used in planning and service development, for example yksilökohtaista suunnitelmaa or similar formulations.

Grammatically, yksilökohtaista functions as an adjective and agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. Because it often modifies mass or indefinite objects, the partitive form -kohtaista is common in everyday usage.

Relation to other terms: yksilökohtaista is related to but distinct from yksilöllinen, which emphasizes inherent individuality or uniqueness, rather than situation-specific tailoring. It is also contrasted with henkilötasoon liittyvää or personallinen, which can denote more general, non-tailored personalization or privacy itself. In practice, yksilökohtaista signals a deliberate adaptation to the individual needs rather than a generic or standardized approach.