Suotuisassa

Suotuisassa is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective suotuisa, meaning favorable or advantageous. It is the inessive singular form, used to modify a noun in the inessive case and to express that something occurs under favorable conditions. For example, Retki tehtiin suotuisassa säässä, meaning that the trip took place in favorable weather.

In everyday and formal Finnish, suotuisassa appears most often in phrases that describe conditions, situations, or settings. Common collocations include suotuisassa säässä (in favorable weather), suotuisassa taloudellisessa tilanteessa (in a favorable economic situation), and suotuisassa tapauksessa (in a favorable case). The form acts as an adjective, so it agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case.

Grammatical note: Finnish adjectives decline like other words in the language. The form suotuisassa is the inessive singular; corresponding forms include suotuisassa with a singular noun and suotuisissa with plural nouns in the inessive (for example, suotuisissa oloissa, “in favorable conditions”). The base form suotuisa is used in the nominative singular (e.g., suotuisa sää) and other cases across contexts.

Usage and nuance: suotuisassa conveys a sense of positive, favorable conditions rather than mere sameness or adequacy. It is common in written Finnish, journalism, and formal discourse when describing outcomes, plans, forecasts, or environmental factors. The word pairs with nouns that denote conditions, environments, or circumstances to express that these are advantageous or beneficial.

See also: suotuisa, the base adjective meaning favorable; common related terms include edullinen and myönteinen, which describe advantageous or positive attributes in broader contexts.