Kaliforniasta

Kaliforniasta is the Finnish form of the phrase “from California,” expressed with the elative suffix -sta/-stä. It denotes origin or source and is used with nouns, including place names, to indicate where someone or something comes from. The form commonly appears in everyday speech as well as journalism, travel writing, and descriptive text.

Morphology and usage

In Finnish, the elative suffix -sta/-stä attaches to a base such as Kalifornia (California) to yield Kaliforniasta. The resulting form marks origin or source and can be used with a range of predicates and verbs, particularly those related to movement, possession, or information flow. Examples include expressing someone’s origin, describing where information originates, or noting products that come from a particular place.

Examples

Olen kotoisin Kaliforniasta.

Kaliforniasta tulevat uutiset ovat mielenkiintoisia.

Kaliforniasta peräisin olevat tuotteet ovat arvostettuja.

Notes

Kaliforniasta is part of a broader Finnish pattern for indicating origin, similar to other place-based forms formed with -sta/-stä. It is commonly paired with verbs of being from or coming from, and it can be used in both formal and informal contexts. See also Kalifornia (the place name), and descriptions of Finnish elative usage for related forms.

See also

Kalifornia, Finnish grammar, elative case, peräisin, kotoisin.