Infiniteissä

Infiniteissä is a coined Finnish phrase used primarily in speculative or poetic contexts to convey being within multiple infinities or within the boundless realm of the infinite. It is not a standard term found in Finnish dictionaries, but appears in contemporary fiction, fan discussions, and experimental writing as a stylistic device to evoke vastness, multiplicity, or altered realities.

Etymology and morphology: The expression blends the English loanword infinite with the Finnish inessive plural suffix -issä, producing a form that literally suggests “in the infinities.” As a neologism, its exact inflection and acceptability can vary by author and publication, and it is often treated as a poetic or speculative construction rather than formal terminology. The standard Finnish equivalents for similar ideas include äärettömyys (infinity) and äärettömyydessä (in the infinity), which carry more conventional nuance.

Usage and nuance: Infiniteissä is typically employed to create a sense of vast, multi-layered, or non-linear space—whether in narrative settings, world-building, or philosophical discourse. It can signal experiences or environments that exceed ordinary reality, such as parallel dimensions, endless timelines, or multiplicities of existence. Because it is a neologism, its reception depends on context, audience, and the surrounding language.

Examples:

- The protagonist journeys through infiniteissä, where time forks into countless possibilities.

- In the poem, consciousness sails between infiniteissä and recoils at the edge of the unknowable.

See also: infinity, infinite, äärettömyys, language borrowing in Finnish, neologisms in Finnish literature.