Autopaikoissa

Autopaikoissa is the inessive plural form of autopaikka, a Finnish noun meaning a parking space. The word denotes location “in parking spaces” and is commonly used when describing where parking facilities or marked spots are located. In Finnish, the inessive singular is autopaikassa, and the inessive plural is autopaikoissa.

Grammar and usage notes: autopaikka is a compound of auto (car) and paikka (place). The typical plural form is autopaikat, and the corresponding inessive plural adds the suffix -issa to the plural stem, yielding autopaikoissa. This form appears in descriptive texts, signage, and planning documents to specify location within a parking area, such as a parking garage or lot. For example, “Rakennuksen pysäköintialueen autopaikoissa on sähköautojen latauspisteet” means that the parking area of the building includes charging points for electric cars. Another example is “Autopaikoissa on merkit, jotka osoittavat vapaat paikat,” describing markers that indicate free spots.

Relation to related terms: autopaikka is closely related to other parking-related words in Finnish, such as parkkipaikka (more common synonym for a parking space in everyday language) and autopaikkavaraukset (parking space reservations). The word also appears in architectural plans, property management notices, and municipal traffic descriptions.

See also: Finnish grammar, inessive case, autopaikka, parkkipaikka, parking and traffic terminology in Finnish.