Protokolleissa

Protokolleissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish noun protokolla (protocol). It means “in the protocols” and is used to refer to information or statements contained within multiple protocol documents, such as meeting minutes, procedures, or official records. It is a standard grammatical form rather than a proper noun, and appears in formal or administrative writing.

Grammatically, protokolla is a loanword whose plural form is protokollat. The inessive plural suffix -issa attaches to that plural stem to produce protokolleissa, indicating location within several protocols. The corresponding singular inessive form is protokollassa (in the protocol). Because Finnish preserves case endings with inflection, protokolleissa signals that the reference is inside more than one protocol.

Usage and nuance, Protoko lleissa is commonly found in minutes, official summaries, legal or procedural texts, and academic writing when researchers compare or cite several protocols. It emphasizes that contents are drawn from multiple documents rather than a single protocol. For example: “Protokolleissa on mainittu useista vaihtoehdoista,” meaning “In the protocols, several alternatives are mentioned.” Another example: “Tietoja on luettu protokolleissa ja yhteenvedoissa,” meaning “Information has been read in the protocols and summaries.”

Notes: As with any Finnish noun form, protokolleissa is capitalized only at the beginning of a sentence or in titles. In regular running text it is lower-case. Related forms include protokolla (singular), protokollat (plural nominative), and protokollissa (singular inessive).