Kahviloihin

Kahviloihin is the illative plural form of kahvila, meaning “to the cafes” or “into the cafes.” It is used to express movement toward multiple cafe locations and is common in everyday Finnish.

Grammatically, kahviloihin marks direction toward a plural destination. The illative case indicates motion into or toward something, and for plural nouns the suffix -iin is added to the stem kahvilo- from kahvila. The form is typically used with verbs of motion, such as mennä (to go) or suuntautua (to head toward).

Examples show typical usage:

- Menen kahviloihin joka aamu kahvin vuoksi. (I go to the cafes every morning for coffee.)

- He suuntautuivat kahviloihin etsimään uutta kahvimakua. (They headed to the cafes to search for a new coffee flavor.)

Related forms include kahvila (singular), kahvilat (cafes), kahviloissa (in the cafes), and kahviloista (from the cafes). The illative plural kahviloihin is distinguished from other cases used for location or origin, such as inessive kahviloissa (in the cafes) or elative kahviloista (from the cafes). The term reflects the Finnish habit of visiting multiple cafés, a feature of urban and social life in Finland.