koostumuksessaan

Koostumuksessaan is a Finnish word meaning “in its composition” or “in its makeup.” It is formed from the noun koostumus (composition) with the inessive suffix -ssa/-ssä to indicate location, combined with the third-person possessive suffix -nsa/-nsä to mark the possessor, yielding a single-word form that denotes something’s internal arrangement and its ownership.

In modern Finnish, koostumuksessaan is primarily used in written and formal contexts, such as academic, statistical, or descriptive prose. It often appears in phrases that discuss the composition or makeup of a group, system, or object, for example when detailing how a population, organization, or dataset is structured.

Usage notes:

- The word functions as a dependent part of a larger noun phrase, typically modifying or specifying what is being described.

- It can be used with different possessors, not only “its,” by substituting the possessive suffix as appropriate (e.g., “yrityksen työntekijöiden koostumuksessaan” = in the composition of the company’s employees).

Examples:

- Kunnan väestön koostumuksessaan on sekä nuoria että seniori-ikäisiä. (In the municipality’s population, there are both young and senior-age groups.)

- Tutkimus tarkastelee kaupungin väestön koostumuksessaan olevaa ikärakennetta. (The study examines the age structure present in the city’s population.)

Related terms include koostua (to consist of), koostumus (composition), and koostumuksellinen (relating to composition). Koostumuksessaan is a precise, formal way to reference the internal makeup of an entity within Finnish discourse.