englantilaisissa

Englantilaisissa is a Finnish inessive plural form of the noun Englantilainen, meaning “in the English” or “among the English.” It is used to describe a location, group, or context associated with English people or English-speaking circles, and is most commonly found in descriptive or narrative text.

Morphology and meaning

In Finnish, Englantilainen refers to an English person or something related to England. The plural nominative is Englantilaiset. The inessive plural, Englantilaisissa, marks a location or context—literally “in the English” or “in English circles.” Examples include phrases like Englantilaisissa piireissä (in English circles) or Englantilaisissa maissa (in English countries). The form is grammatical and neutral, functioning as a prepositional phrase component rather than a standalone noun.

Usage and nuance

Englantilaisissa is primarily used in written Finnish to convey membership within or association with English social spaces, communities, or locales. It does not denote all English people by itself but situates actions or descriptions within English contexts. The word is common in literary, historical, or sociolinguistic writing and in translations where Finnish places emphasis on cultural or regional settings.

See also

Englantilainen (English person or English-related), Englanti (England), Finnish grammar, Finnish noun cases.