arkistoissa

Arkistoissa is Finnish for “in the archives” and is the inessive plural form of arkisto, meaning archive or repository of records. The term is used to indicate location within multiple archives or within the archival system in general, rather than a single specific archive.

Usage and scope: Arkistoissa can refer to physical archives (such as municipal or national archives) as well as to digital archives that store historical or administrative records. It is commonly used in research, journalism, and official documentation to specify where information or materials are located or accessed. The form communicates that items are stored within archives rather than in a single building.

Grammatical note: In Finnish, the locative cases express location. Arkistoissa shows the plural inessive form (in the archives). The corresponding singular form is arkistossa (in the archive), and arkistoja would be the plural partitive referring to “archives” as a set of items.

Typical contexts:

- Tutkimus perustuu aineistoon, joka on arkistoissa. (The research is based on materials that are in the archives.)

- Arkistoissa säilytettävät tiedot voivat olla arkaluontoisia. (The information stored in the archives can be sensitive.)

- Tutkija voi hakea tietoja sekä fyysisistä arkistoista että digitaalisista arkistoista.

See also: arkisto, arkistot, arkistolaitos, arkistolöydöt. Arkistoissa is a functional form used in descriptive prose to situate data, sources, or items within archival repositories.

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