Muistoina

Muistoina is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “as memories” or “in the form of memories.” It is the translative plural form of muisto, used to express that something is regarded, experienced, or preserved as memories. In practice, muistoina signals a change of state or a categorization into memory rather than a literal, physical form.

Usage and function

Muistoina is commonly used with verbs that describe memory or preservation, such as elää (to live), säilyä (to endure), stays as memory, or jäädä (to remain). It often appears in contexts that reflect remembrance, recollection, or retrospective interpretation. The expression highlights that past events, objects, or experiences are experienced or remembered as memories rather than present, tangible things.

Examples

- Nämä valokuvat elävät muistoina. (These photographs live as memories.)

- Vanhoista ajoista on jäänyt muistoina paljon tarinoita. (From old times there are many stories kept as memories.)

- Hän piti matkan muistoina koko elämänsä ajan. (He kept the journey as memories for his whole life.)

Related forms

Muisto is the singular noun for memory; muistoina is its plural translative form. Other memory-related terms in Finnish include muistelu (remembrance) and muistuttaa (to remind), which operate in different grammatical or semantic contexts.

Notes

As a translative plural form, muistoina is typically used in descriptive or retrospective sentences where the speaker refers to memories as the state or role something holds in memory. Its use contributes to a reflective or commemorative tone.