Tonttia

"Tonttia" is the partitive singular form of the Finnish noun tontti, which denotes a plot or parcel of land intended for building or other fixed use. As a grammatical form, tonttia appears in contexts requiring the partitive case, for example when indicating an indefinite amount, ongoing action, or certain verb constructions (e.g., ostaa tonttia — to buy some plot/plots).

In practical and legal terms, a tontti is a cadastral unit recorded in land registers and subject to local planning. Tontit are created and regulated through zoning plans (asemakaava) and cadastral surveys; their permitted uses, building rights and density are defined in these instruments. Municipalities often sell or allocate residential and commercial tontteja, and plots may be owned outright (oma tontti) or held under lease (vuokratontti).

Transactions and development on tontteja require compliance with building permits (rakennuslupa), utility connections, and local building codes. Owners are typically responsible for site maintenance and property taxes (kiinteistövero). Tonttijaot, servitudes and access rights are common legal considerations in the division and transfer of plots.

Linguistically, tonttia functions like other Finnish partitives and is used in everyday speech and official documents when the partitive case is required. In translation, tontti/tonttia is most closely rendered as "plot," "lot" or "building site" in English, depending on context.