Tutkimuspöydällä

Tutkimuspöydällä is a Finnish locative form meaning “on the research table” or “on the laboratory bench.” It is formed from the compound tutkimuspöytä (research table, laboratory bench) plus the locative suffix -llä, which indicates position on a surface. The base noun tutkimuspöytä combines tutkimus (research, study) with pöytä (table), reflecting its use as a workspace for scientific or analytical work.

The phrase is primarily used in technical, academic, and clinical contexts to describe the location of objects, samples, instruments, or setups during experiments, measurements, dissections, or demonstrations. For example, a researcher might state that “Näytteet ovat tutkimuspöydällä” (The samples are on the research table). It can also appear in instructional texts, lab protocols, and field notes to specify where actions are carried out or where materials are placed.

Related terms include tutkimuspöytä, the base noun for the table itself, and more general laboratory-related vocabulary such as laboratoriopöytä (lab bench) or leikkauspöytä (operating table) in medical or surgical settings. In everyday Finnish, tutkimuspöytä-related phrases are most common in scientific or educational discourse and are less likely to appear outside these domains.

In summary, tutkimuspöydällä denotes a location within a laboratory or research environment and is part of Finnish technical vocabulary used to describe spatial arrangements during research activities.