kohdepaikat
Kohdepaikat is a general Finnish term referring to specific locations designated for a particular purpose within a project, study, service delivery, or operation. The concept is used across sectors, and its precise meaning depends on the context. In research, kohdepaikat designate fieldwork sites or sampling locations where data are collected. In public administration and urban planning, they may denote vaccination stations, service centers, inspection points, or disaster-response staging areas. In business or marketing, kohdepaikat can describe locations targeted for campaigns, stores, or market observations.
Design and management: Kohdepaikat are defined with geographic precision, often in a GIS-compatible format. Each kohdepaikka
Relation to other concepts: Kohdepaikat are not the same as broader areas (kohdealue) but are focused locations
See also: Kohde, Paikka, GIS, Sampling location, Service point.