Laitoksen

Laitos is a Finnish noun that broadly denotes a facility or institution. It can refer to a physical plant such as a factory or power plant, as well as to an organizational unit within a company, university, or state administration. Common compound forms include teollisuuslaitos (industrial facility), voimalaitos (power plant), and tutkimuslaitos (research institute).

The genitive singular form laitoksen is used to indicate possession or association, and to form phrases describing the facility’s attributes. Examples include laitosin tilat (the facility’s facilities), laitosin johto (the facility’s management), and laitosin rakennus (the facility’s building).

In universities and other institutions, laitosta denotes a department or institute within the organization; examples include lääketieteen laitos (department of medicine) and teknillinen laitos (engineering department). The genitive laitoksen is then used for phrases like laitoksen johtaja (head of the department) and laitoksen tilat (the department’s facilities). The word’s versatility means it appears in legal, technical, and everyday Finnish, spanning physical infrastructure, organizational units, and their relationships.