Maataloudessa

Maataloudessa is the inessive form of the Finnish noun maatalous, which means agriculture or farming. The form denotes being within the field, activity, or sector of agriculture, and translates to “in agriculture” or “in farming” in English. It is used in both everyday language and formal writing to indicate a context or domain related to farming.

In Finnish grammar, the suffix -ssa marks location or state within something. Maataloudessa appears in sentences that discuss farming as a context, policy, or system. For example, one might say that “Maataloudessa on viime vuosina tapahtunut muutoksia,” meaning that changes have occurred in agriculture in recent years. Another common use is to talk about practices or priorities within farming, such as “Maataloudessa panostetaan kestävyyteen ja tehokkuuteen.” The term is widely used in agricultural policy, economics, rural development, and farm-management discussions.

Relation to related terms: maatalous refers to the general field of agriculture, while maatila means a farm or farmstead. Maataloudessa is a functional grammatical form that locates discussion within the agricultural sector. In translations, it is commonly rendered as “in agriculture” or “in farming,” depending on the sentence’s emphasis. The term is neutral and descriptive, suitable for encyclopedic and professional writing about farming systems, rural economies, and agricultural policy.