Asemat

Asemat is a Finnish noun meaning places or facilities where something is located, operated, or stationed. The word is used broadly in both everyday language and technical contexts to refer to physical installations with a specific function. The plural form asemat is used when talking about several such locations. In practice, asemat can denote anything from transportation hubs to utility or military installations.

Common contexts for the term include transportation and infrastructure. For example, railway stations and bus stations are described as asemat, reflecting their role as organized points where people and services converge. In energy and communications, terms like electrical substations or switching stations may also be referred to as asemat, reflecting their function within a network. The concept also appears in media or broadcasting contexts, where a radio station can be called an asema.

In military and organizational contexts, asemat can denote bases, posts, or positions where personnel are stationed. Because Finnish commonly forms compound nouns to denote specific types of stations, many terms are created by combining asema with another noun, such as rautatieasema (railway station), bussiasema (bus station), radioasema (radio station), or sähköasema (electrical substation).

Overall, asemat function as reference points for locations with defined roles within transportation, utilities, communications, or defense. The singular asema describes any individual station or post, while asemat refers to multiple such locations.