Vyöhykkeillä

Vyöhykkeillä is the plural adessive form of the Finnish noun vyöhyke, meaning a defined area or belt with common characteristics. The term is used to refer to multiple zones that share certain criteria, boundaries, or purposes. It appears in scientific, planning and administrative texts to describe regions categorized by climate, land use, risk, or policy.

Etymology and form: vyöhyke denotes a zone or belt, and vyöhykkeillä indicates several such zones in a location or context. In Finnish grammar, the -illä suffix marks the adessive case, conveying “on/at/in” the zones. The form is common in descriptive writing about geography, ecology, urban planning and hazard assessment.

Fields and usage: In geography and climatology, vyöhykkeillä can describe climate belts, ecological zones or vegetation zones that span larger areas. In urban planning and land-use studies, it is used when discussing residential, industrial, agricultural or protected zones. In risk and environmental assessments, the term helps specify areas subject to particular regulations, protections or monitoring.

Notes on context: Vyöhykkeillä is typically combined with adjectives or nouns to specify the type of zone, such as ilmaston vyöhykkeet (climate zones) or suojavyöhykkeet (protection belts). The word emphasizes comparative or collective reference to multiple zones rather than a single locality.

See also: vyöhyke, vyöhykkeiden, and related terms for context in geography, planning and environmental studies.