Poliisin

Poliisin is the genitive singular form of poliisi, the Finnish word for police. It is used to express possession or association, translating roughly as “of the police” or “the police’s.” In everyday language, poliisin appears in phrases such as poliisin auto (the police’s car) or poliisin toimittama raportti (the report provided by the police). It is also used when the police are the source of information, for example poliisin mukaan (according to the police).

In Finnish grammar, poliisi is declined with the genitive suffix -n in the singular, yielding poliisin. The plural nominative is poliisit, and the genitive plural is poliisien. The genitive is a common mechanism to link nouns and indicate ownership, origin, or source, and poliisin is a frequent example in media, law, and everyday speech.

Usage notes: poliisin provides a neutral, factual way to refer to items or statements attributed to the police. It should be distinguished from other forms such as poliisiin, which is the illative case meaning “into the police” or “to the police,” used in different grammatical contexts.

Context and scope: poliisin functions as a linguistic element rather than a standalone concept. It appears across texts discussing police activities, reports, or statements, and is part of the broader Finnish nominal system that marks possession and attribution through case endings.