Reiteissä

Reiteissä is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “in the routes” or “within the routes.” It is the inessive plural form of the noun reitti, which translates to route, path, or way. The expression is used to indicate location inside multiple routes or a network of paths.

In usage, reiteissä appears in descriptive, geographic, or planning contexts. It can describe conditions, features, or characteristics found within a set of routes, such as hiking networks, road or trail systems, or navigational layouts. The form contrasts with the singular inessive reiteessä (in the route) and with other case forms used for different spatial relations.

Grammatically, reiteissä follows the standard Finnish pattern for creating the inessive plural: base reitti plus the plural inessive suffix -ssä, resulting in reiteissä. This form is used whenever referring to more than one route and the speaker’s location or a location within those routes.

Related terms include reitti (singular route), reittien network-oriented concepts like reitistö (network of routes), and phrases formed with other cases such as reitillä (on the route) or reiteistä (from the routes).

See also: reitti, reittistö, reitistö, reitillä.

Examples:

- Reiteissä on sekä metsäisiä osuuksia että avonaisia taajama-alueita.

- Tämä kartta näyttää reiteissä kulkevat polut ja niiden yhteydet toisiinsa.