Sijainnin

Sijainnin is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun sijainti, meaning location or position. The form is used to express possession or association with a location in noun phrases, rather than as a stand-alone noun. In practice it occurs in phrases such as sijainnin koordinaatit (the coordinates of the location), sijainnin kuvaus (the description of the location), or sijainnin yhteydet (the associations of the location).

The plural form is sijaintien, used when referring to multiple locations. Common constructions include phrases that describe aspects or attributes of a location, for example kaupungin sijainnin muutos (the change of the city’s location) or sijainnin tarkkuus (the accuracy of the location). In Finnish, the genitive is a grammatical case that marks possession or close association, and sijainnin is formed by adding the suffix -n to sijainti. It typically appears as part of a larger noun phrase rather than as a standalone term.

In practical use, sijainnin signals relations such as where something is situated or how a particular location relates to other elements, especially in geographic or spatial contexts. It is common in fields like geography, urban planning, and geographic information systems (GIS) for labeling, metadata, and descriptive phrases.

See also: sijainti, paikkatieto, GIS, koordinaatit, maantiede.