Sarakkeissa

Sarakkeissa is a Finnish term formed as the inessive plural of sarake, meaning column. The form indicates location inside multiple columns, for example in tables, spreadsheets, or page layouts. It is used to describe where data or text resides when it is organized vertically in columns rather than across rows.

In practice, sarakkeet are the vertical data fields or text blocks, and sarakkeissa specifies the position within those columns. The concept is common in data handling, reporting, and document formatting, where information is often grouped into separate columns to facilitate comparison and scanning. This contrasts with rivit, the horizontal rows that run across the page or screen.

In different contexts, sarakkeissa can refer to a wide range of columnar structures: numerical data arranged in a spreadsheet, textual columns in a newspaper layout, or structured fields in a database view. The term is regularly used in technical writing, statistics, and information design to convey that content is organized by columns.

Sarakkeissa is one of several related forms derived from sarake, including sarake (singular), sarakkeet (plural nominative), and various case forms such as sarakkeessa or sarakkeesta. As with other Finnish nouns, its exact form changes to reflect number and case, but its core meaning remains the idea of content placed within a column-based structure.