Toisaalla

Toisaalla is a Finnish adverb meaning in another place or elsewhere. It denotes a location separate from the one being discussed and can refer to physical position as well as a figurative distance from a topic or situation.

Usage examples include: “Hän on toisaalla.” (He is elsewhere.) “Mennään toisaalle.” (Let’s go somewhere else.) “Toisaalla tapahtuu jotain mielenkiintoista.” (Something interesting is happening elsewhere.) The form is typically used with verbs of location or movement to indicate that the reference point lies in a different place.

Etymology and forms: the word arises from the stem toisa- (related to toinen, meaning other) plus the locative suffix -lla, yielding “toisaalla” for “in the other place.” The corresponding directional form “toisaalle” marks motion toward the other place. This distinction mirrors Finnish patterns where inessive -lla contrasts with illative/-alle forms used for direction.

Usage notes: toisaalla is common in everyday Finnish and appears in both spoken and written language with a neutral, non-emphatic connotation. It is not a proper noun or title and is typically used to describe location relative to the speaker or a referenced context. Related terms include toisaalta (on the other hand) and muualle (to elsewhere), which share the general theme of distance or separation, though they convey different relations.