alueillaan

alueillaan is a Finnish locative possessive form meaning “in their areas” or “within their territories.” It is formed from the noun alue (area/region) with the locative suffix that marks position in or at a place, combined with a third-person plural possessive suffix, resulting in a construction that signals location belonging to a plural subject.

In use, alueillaan is employed to describe events, conditions, or actions occurring inside the regions controlled or inhabited by a group referred to earlier in the sentence. It is common in news reporting, political analysis, and ethnographic writing when attention is on multiple regions associated with a collective subject.

Examples:

- Taistelu jatkuu alueillaan. (The fighting continues in their areas.)

- Kriisit ovat kärjistyneet alueillaan. (The crises have intensified in their areas.)

- Resursseja on kohdennettu alueillaan. (Resources have been allocated in their areas.)

Morphology and nuance:

The form conveys both location and ownership by a plural subject without repeating the possessor noun. It can be used with verbs, adjectives, or noun phrases to frame statements about regional conditions. While primarily a descriptive tool, alueillaan can carry narrative or analytical emphasis on how events differ across multiple regions tied to a group.

Related forms include alueilla (in the areas, without the possessive), and other regional or case forms derived from alue, used to express similar locational meanings with different possessors or numbers.