Eduskunnasta

Eduskunnasta is the elative case form of the Finnish noun eduskunta, meaning the Parliament. It literally translates to “from the Parliament” and is used to express origin or starting point in Finnlsh grammar. The elative form -sta/-stä is one of several cases that indicate source, movement from, or provenance in Finnish.

In usage, eduskunnasta appears in sentences where the Parliament is the source of information, decisions, or materials. Examples include phrases like eduskunnasta peräisin olevat tiedot (information originating from the Parliament) or eduskunnasta tulevat lait (laws that originate from the Parliament). The form is also used in contexts discussing actions or events that began or originated within the Parliament.

The term is closely tied to the political institution Eduskunta, the unicameral Parliament of Finland. The Eduskunta is responsible for proposing and passing laws, approving the state budget, and supervising the government. While eduskunta refers to the institution itself, eduskunnasta is a grammatical form used in Finnish sentences to indicate that something comes from or originates in that institution.

Because Finnish heavily relies on inflection, eduskunnasta can appear in a wide range of constructions, adapting to different sentence roles while maintaining the core meaning of origin from the Parliament. It is one of many examples of how Finnish expresses source and movement through noun cases rather than prepositions.