Muistioilla

Muistioilla is the adessive plural form of muistio, a Finnish noun meaning a memo, note, or memorandum. The term can refer to a physical notepad or notebook used for taking notes, or to a written memo used as a short record in offices, ministries, or other organizations. As a grammatical form, muistioilla expresses location or means, roughly translating to “on the memos” or “with the notepads.”

In typical usage, muistioilla appears in formal, administrative, or archival contexts where the existence, placement, or contents of multiple memos are described. The related singular form muistio denotes a single memo, and muistiot is used for memos or minutes in plural. For everyday note-taking, speakers more commonly use terms such as muistinpano or muistikirja, depending on the context.

Etymology and morphology: muistio is built from the Finnish root muisti-, meaning memory or record, with the -io suffix forming a noun. The -lla ending is the adessive plural, yielding “on/at/with the memos.” This pattern is typical in Finnish for indicating location or use of multiple items.

See also: muistio, muistiot, muistinpano, muistikirja, protokolla (minutes of meetings).