Metsiköihin

Metsiköihin is a Finnish noun form meaning "to the woodlands" or "into the wooded areas." It is the illative plural form of metsikkö, a term for a small forest or cluster of trees. The word is commonly used to describe movement toward or into forested landscapes, often in outdoor or descriptive contexts.

Etymology and morphology: Metsikkö is derived from metsä (forest) with the -ikkö suffix, which signals a smaller or collective forest area. The illative plural suffix -ihin marks direction toward multiple woodlands, yielding metsiköihin to indicate entering or heading into the woodlands.

Usage: In everyday Finnish, metsiköihin appears when talking about going to or entering forested areas. Examples include sentences like "Harkitse metsiköihin menemistä polkuja pitkin" or "He suuntasivat metsiköihin etsimään marjoja." The term is common in outdoor activity discourse such as hiking or mushroom picking and can be found in literary descriptions where a woodland setting is invoked.

See also: metsikkö, metsä, Finnish language, illative case.