ammatillisissa

Ammatillisissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish adjective ammatillinen, meaning “vocational.” It is used to describe something that is located in or within vocational contexts and institutions. In practice, ammatillisissa functions as an adjective modifying a plural noun, and the noun is often omitted when its meaning is clear from context (for example, ammatillisissa oppilaitoksissa = in vocational schools).

Grammatically, ammatillisissa shows both plurality and the inessive case. The form arises when the adjective modifies a plural noun in the inessive, and it typically appears together with a noun such as oppilaitokset (institutions), koulutukset (educations), or programmat (programs). The meaning remains "vocational," but the sentence stresses the location within vocational education settings.

Common collocations include ammatillisissa oppilaitoksissa, ammatillisissa koulutusohjelmissa, and ammatillisissa opinnoissa. The term is used in discussions about Finland’s vocational education system, which is centered on ammatillinen koulutus and includes both vocational upper secondary education and vocational further education.

Usage notes: ammatillisissa is not a standalone concept; it is an adjective form that requires a noun to convey a concrete sense. It appears in educational, institutional, or policy contexts when describing things related to vocational education in Finnish.