Työpaikkojen

Työpaikkojen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun työpaikka, meaning a workplace or job site. It is a grammatical form, not a separate lexical item, and it is used to express possession or relation to more than one workplace. Common uses include phrases such as työpaikkojen määrä (the number of workplaces), työpaikkojen kehitys (the development of workplaces), and alueen työpaikkojen jakauma (the distribution of the area's workplaces).

Formation and grammar: In Finnish, the genitive plural is formed by adding the suffix -en to the nominative plural stem. For työpaikka, the nominative plural is työpaikat, and the genitive plural is työpaikkojen. This form links the noun to another element in the sentence, indicating belonging or relation to the workplaces. It is widely used in statistical, descriptive, and planning contexts.

Semantic note: although työpaikka typically refers to a physical location where work is done, the plural form työpaikat appears in contexts about workplaces or job opportunities, depending on sentence structure and surrounding words. When discussing counts, distributions, or characteristics of workplaces, työpaikkojen often serves to connect those attributes to the concept of workplaces. For example, kaupungin työpaikkojen määrä on kasvanut (the city’s number of workplaces has grown) or alueen työpaikkojen jakauma (the distribution of workplaces in the region).

See also: Finnish grammar, genitive case, työpaikka.