Nurmikolla

Nurmikolla is a Finnish locative form of the noun nurmikko, meaning lawn or turf. It expresses location on the surface of the lawn, using the adessive case ending -lla/-llä. The base word nurmikko derives from nurmi, meaning grass, and refers to a managed grassy area such as a lawn, park strip, or playing field.

In usage, nurmikolla indicates that something is located on the lawn. It is commonly used with verbs of being or movement, and supports straightforward spatial descriptions. For example, Lapset leikkivät nurmikolla (Children are playing on the lawn). Lelut ovat nurmikolla (The toys are on the lawn). Kissat nukkuvat nurmikolla (The cats sleep on the lawn). Minä seisoin nurmikolla ja katselin taivasta (I stood on the lawn and looked at the sky).

Nurmikolla contrasts with other location forms that specify different spatial relations. For instance, nurmikossa would mean "in the lawn" rather than on its surface, a nuance rarely needed in everyday speech but grammatically possible. There are also phrases like nurmen päällä or nurmikon päällä for “on top of the lawn,” which emphasize a surface relation from a different perspective.

The term is standard in Finnish and commonly encountered in writing and speech about outdoor spaces, gardening, recreation, or events held outdoors. It does not denote a separate place or organization; rather, it is a grammatical form used to describe location relative to a lawn.