Pitopaikkoihin

Pitopaikkoihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun pitopaikka. A pitopaikka is a compound noun whose exact meaning depends on the domain, but generally it refers to a designated place where something or someone can be kept, sheltered, or handled temporarily. The term appears mainly in specialized or official contexts such as logistics, social services, or enforcement, rather than in everyday language.

Grammatically, pitopaikka forms the plural pitopaikat in the nominative case. The illative plural suffix -iin attaches to the plural stem, producing pitopaikkoihin, which means “into the pitopaikkoihin” or “to the pitopaikkoihin.” This form is used when indicating movement toward multiple such places.

In usage, pitopaikkoihin typically accompanies verbs of motion or direction, such as mennä (to go) or ohjata (to direct). For example: Henkilöt vietiin pitopaikkoihin tilapäistä majoitusta varten. Hän lähti pitopaikkoihin selvittääkseen tilannetta. Because pitopaikka is domain-specific, the exact interpretation of pitopaikkoihin can vary with context; more common everyday terms may replace it in non-specialized texts.

See also: pitopaikka, illatiivi, finnish noun inflection. The term pitopaikkoihin illustrates how Finnish expresses destination toward multiple designated places using the illative plural, a feature characteristic of Finnish spatial grammar.