jäähalliin

jäähalliin is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun jäähalli, meaning the ice hall or ice rink. The illative case is used in Finnish to indicate direction — that is, movement into a place. Therefore jäähalliin conveys “to the ice rink” or “into the ice rink.”

Jäähalli itself is a compound of jäätä or jää (ice) and halli (hall). In everyday language, jäähalliin is common when talking about going somewhere, for example to practise or watch ice sports, or when giving directions involving a destination.

Usage notes:

- It is used after verbs of motion to express going toward a place. Examples: Mennään jäähalliin. Hän meni jäähalliin pelaamaan jääkiekkoa.

- The corresponding location form is jäähallissa, meaning “in the ice rink.” Other related forms include jäähalliin ja jäähallista (to the ice rink, from the ice rink).

Context:

jäähalliin appears frequently in discussions about ice sports, school or club trips, and public or recreational activities where the ice rink is the destination. It is typical in written and spoken Finnish to specify direction to a venue using the illative form, while still using other cases to describe non-directional location.