Poikani

Poikani is a Finnish noun phrase that means "my son." It is formed by the noun poika (boy, son) plus the first-person possessive suffix -ni, which marks possession in Finnish.

In standard Finnish, poikani is used without an explicit possessive pronoun. For example, Poikani asuu ulkomailla. Poikani käy koulua. If extra emphasis is desired, one can say Minun poikani asuu ulkomailla, but this is less common in everyday speech.

Poikani belongs to a broader pattern in Finnish where kinship terms take possessive suffixes. Other examples include tyttäreni (my daughter), isäni (my father), äitini (my mother). The form expresses possession directly on the noun and is used across formal and informal contexts.

Overall, poikani is a neutral, widely understood way to refer to one’s son in Finnish, suitable for speech, writing, and various registers when discussing family.