laatikoissa

Laatikoissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish noun laatikko, meaning “box” or “container.” It is used to indicate that something is located inside several boxes. The expression is common in everyday Finnish, particularly in contexts of storage, moving, sorting, and archiving.

Form and related forms: The base word laatikko has the singular inessive laatikossa (in the box) and the plural inessive laatikoissa (in the boxes). Other common cases include illative laatikkoon (into the box) and elative laatikosta (out of the box). The nominative plural is laatikot (boxes). In sentences, laatikoissa can describe the position or contents within multiple boxes, for example: “Laatikoissa on vanhoja valokuvia” (There are old photos in the boxes).

Usage notes: The expression is neutral in tone and versatile, suitable for everyday speech and written language. It frequently appears in descriptions of storage, inventory, relocation, or archival contexts, where multiple containers are involved. As with other Finnish place-names in -issa, the form follows standard declension rules and does not carry additional connotations beyond the spatial meaning.