konttoreissa

Konttori is a Finnish noun meaning an office or bureau, typically referring to a relatively small administrative space or a desk-based work area within an organization. The form konttoreissa is the inessive plural, used to say “in the offices” or “inside the offices,” for example when discussing activities or conditions that occur within multiple office spaces.

The term is commonly employed in business, public administration, and architectural contexts to distinguish office areas from other work environments such as factories, laboratories, or retail spaces. Konttori can carry a nuance of formal or administrative functions, sometimes implying a back-office or front-desk setting, depending on the context. In everyday language, it is often used interchangeably with toimisto, though konttori can emphasize the functional or organizational side of an office.

Grammatically, konttori forms the plural konttorit in the nominative, konttori in its base form, and konttorissa for the singular inessive. The plural inessive is konttoreissa. Related derivations include konttorin (genitive) and konttorikseen (as a role, in some constructions), reflecting standard Finnish noun-formation patterns.

Etymologically, konttori is a loanword in Finnish, with roots linked to Swedish kontor, meaning office, adapted to Finnish morphology and spelling. The word has been part of Finnish administrative and professional language for many decades and remains common in contemporary usage.