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piirissä

Piirissä is a Finnish word formed from piiri, meaning circle, district, area, or group. In its inessive singular form, -ssä, piirissä translates roughly as “in the circle,” “within the district,” or “within the group,” and its exact sense depends on context. The term can refer to a physical boundary (inside a town, region, or electoral district), to a social or professional circle (being part of a network or community), or more generally to a defined sphere of activity.

Usage and meanings

- Physical or administrative space: kaupunkien piirissä, kaupungin piirissä, meaning within the city limits or within a

- Social or professional circles: taiteilijoiden piireissä, in the circles of artists; within a particular professional or

- Electoral or organizational units: vaalipiirissä, within an electoral district; in the context of a group or

Grammatical notes

- Piirissä is the inessive form of piiri (inside the circle/area). Other forms include piirin (genitive, ‘of

- The word is polysemous and its intended meaning is typically inferred from surrounding words or the

See also

- piiri as a general term for circle, district, or circuit

- vaalipiiri, electoral district

- sähköpiiri, electrical circuit

Piirissä is a versatile Finnish term whose meaning shifts with context, ranging from geographic boundaries to

particular
area.
social
community.
committee,
within
a
designated
circle
of
influence.
the
circle’),
and
piireissä
(plural
inessive,
‘in
the
circles’
or
‘in
the
groups’).
broader
discourse.
social
networks,
reflecting
the
broad
idea
of
belonging
to
or
being
contained
within
a
defined
space
or
community.