yksinomaan

Yksinomaan is a Finnish adverb meaning exclusively, solely, or only. It is used to limit the scope of a statement to a single factor, condition, or context, indicating that nothing else is included.

In usage, yksinomaan carries a stronger sense of exclusivity than words like vain or ainoastaan. It is common in written Finnish, academic prose, and formal speech, and it may modify nouns or clauses to emphasize a restriction.

Examples: Tämä ohjelma on yksinomaan tarkoitettu ammattilaisille. Tapahtuma on yksinomaan kutsuvieraille tarkoitettu. Tulokset koskevat yksinomaan nuorta väestöä. In formal writing, yksinomaan is often used to stress exclusivity.

Etymology: the word is formed from the concept of being 'alone' (yksin) with a derivational suffix to express adverbial meaning, yielding an emphasis on exclusivity.

See also: ainoastaan, vain, pelkästään.