matalemmilla

Matalemmilla is a Finnish term used to describe locations or areas that are at lower elevations or levels relative to a reference point. In geographic, urban planning, and related contexts, the word denotes land or features that lie at a lower height than surrounding terrain, often with implications for runoff, drainage, and flood risk.

The form is a grammatical inflection built from the adjective matala (low), the comparative suffix -mpi (lower), and the adessive plural suffix -illa, yielding matalemmilla. It is used with plural nouns in the adessive case to specify that something is located on or at the lower levels of a landscape or structure.

In practice, matalemmilla appears in discussions of topography, city planning, and environmental risk management. It is used to describe neighborhoods, zones, or features that sit in lower parts of a drainage basin or urban area, which can influence infrastructure design, flood mitigation, and land use planning. The term helps distinguish lower-lying areas from higher terrain in analyses and maps.

Usage examples often appear in planning documents, geographic reports, and media discussing weather events or land development. While the concept is straightforward, its exact applications depend on the regional geography and the specific reference point for “lower” in a given context. See also related terms such as matala (low) and korkeampi (higher) to contrast elevation-related descriptions.