Hautapaikalle

Hautapaikalle is a Finnish noun form meaning “to the gravesite” or “to the burial place.” It is the allative form of hautapaikka, which translates as a grave site or burial plot. The construction combines hautapaikka (grave site) with the allative suffix -lle, used to indicate direction toward a place.

Hautapaikalle is primarily used in cemetery or funerary contexts to describe movement or access toward a specific burial place. It distinguishes the act of going to or heading toward a grave site from referring to the site more generally (hautapaikka) or to the cemetery (hautausmaa). In practice, it appears in phrases and sentences that describe visiting, directing, or placing items at a particular grave.

In usage, hautapaikalle answers questions of destination, as in “Mennään hautapaikalle” (We are going to the gravesite) or “Hautapaikalle asetetut koristeet” (the decorations placed at the gravesite). It can be combined with verbs that denote movement, placement, or visitation, while the surrounding context clarifies which gravesite or plot is meant.

Related terms include hautausmaa (cemetery), hautakivi (gravestone), and hauta (grave). Hautapaikka refers to the specific burial plot, while hautapaikalle emphasizes the direction toward that place.