maahantulo

Maahantulo is a Finnish noun that denotes the act or moment of arriving on land from sea or air. The word is formed from maa (land) and tulo (arrival), and its literal meaning is the transition from water or air to land. In everyday use, maahantulo is most often encountered in descriptive or historical contexts rather than as a technical term.

In maritime contexts, maahantulo refers to the moment a vessel reaches shore and the crew or passengers begin to move from the ship onto land. It can be used in ship logs, travel narratives, or recounting voyages to indicate the point at which a journey from sea to land concludes. The term emphasizes the end of the maritime leg of a trip and the start of land-based activities.

In non-maritime use, maahantulo can appear in literary or figurative language to describe someone or something coming onto land after being at sea, in the air, or in another realm. However, in everyday aviation and modern transport discourse, more specific terms such as laskeutuminen (landing) or rantautuminen (coming ashore) are typically preferred for describing a plane’s or vehicle’s contact with land.

Etymologically, maahantulo is a compound word common to Finnish noun formation, illustrating the general pattern of combining a geographical reference with an action noun. Its usage remains relatively specialized and is largely dependent on context and register.