Kokemuksemme

Kokemuksemme is a Finnish noun phrase meaning our experience. It is formed from the noun kokemus, meaning experience, together with the 1st-person plural possessive suffix -mme. The result functions as a unit that refers to experiences shared by the speaker and others in the speaking group. In sentences it can serve as the subject or object, and it is frequently used in constructions such as kokemuksemme mukaan, meaning according to our experience.

Etymology and grammar: The base kokemus carries the meaning of an experience or knowledge gained. By adding the possessive suffix -mme, the form becomes kokemuksemme, indicating ownership by “us.” Finnish possessive suffixes attach directly to the noun stem and vary to mark person and number, yielding forms such as kokemukseni (my experience), kokemuksesi (your experience), kokemuksensa (his/her/its/ their experience), and kokemuksemme (our experience).

Usage and examples: Kokemuksemme mukaan tämä ratkaisu on toimiva. This translates roughly to “According to our experience, this solution works.” Other examples include Kokemukseni mukaan kyseessä on laaja ilmiö, where the possessive phrase identifies whose experience is being referenced. The expression is common in business reports, consumer feedback, and informal discourse when a group offers experiential insight rather than formal evidence.

Notes: Kokemuksemme is not a proper noun or brand; rather, it is the standard Finnish construction for “our experience.” As with other possessive forms in Finnish, context clarifies who is included in “we.”

See also: Finnish grammar, possessive suffixes, experiential expressions in Finnish.