Polttojen

Polttojen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun poltto, which has several related senses centered on burning or combustion. In general, poltto denotes the act of burning, the process of combustion in scientific and industrial contexts, and, in some cases, cremation. The form polttojen is used to express “of burnings” or to indicate a quantity or attribute belonging to multiple burnings. It commonly appears in phrases such as polttojen määrä (the number of burnings) or polttojen vaikutukset (the effects of burnings).

As a base noun, poltto covers everyday burning as well as technical combustion. It appears in compound terms like polttoaine (fuel) and in discussions of combustion processes in energy production, safety, and environmental contexts. In Finnish, the word can also be connected to cultural practices through related terms such as polttohautaus, which means cremation. When used in this sense, poltto refers to the act and its associated ceremonies or processes, with polttojen functioning as a grammatical tool to reference multiple instances or categories of such burnings.

Usage notes: polttojen is primarily a grammatical form rather than a standalone concept. It is found in written and formal Finnish, especially in technical reports, legal or regulatory language, and statistical descriptions where burnings are counted, analyzed, or compared. Because Finnish relies on inflection, polttojen can combine with adjectives and other nouns to specify types, causes, or effects of burnings, such as polttojen päästöt (emissions from burnings) or polttojen sortaminen (sorting by burnings).