Kokoelmissa

Kokoelmissa is a Finnish inessive plural form of kokoelma, meaning "in the collections." The term is used in museums, libraries, archives and other cultural heritage institutions to indicate that an object belongs to the institution’s holdings and is part of its collections. In English, the equivalent phrase is “in the collections,” and it commonly appears in catalog records, labels and digital collection interfaces.

Grammatically, kokoelma is the singular form; kokoelmat is the plural nominative, and kokoelmissa is the inessive plural, formed with the suffix -ssa in combination with the plural stem. It is a standard cataloging and display phrase, used to denote items that are physically held by an institution or represented in its digital collection.

Usage of kokoelmissa helps distinguish items that are part of an institution’s own holdings from those on loan or from external sources. It can appear as a field label, a keyword, or a filter in online catalogs and exhibition texts. For example, a record might state: "Teos on kokoelmissa" (The work is in the collections). A search filter might include "kokoelmissa" to show only items within the institution’s holdings.

See also: kokoelma, kokoelmat, lainassa, näyttely.