pysäkki

Pysäkki is a Finnish noun meaning a stop, most often a designated point along a public transport route where vehicles stop to pick up or drop off passengers. It is used primarily for bus stops and tram stops, and may also refer to railway stops in some contexts. In common usage, pysäkki denotes the location where people wait and board a vehicle.

Stops are marked by signs that typically display the word PYSÄKKI, and many pysäkki locations have additional amenities such as shelters, seating, lighting, and timetable information. In urban areas, pysäkit are planned and spaced to provide regular service, and some stops include real-time arrivals, route maps, and accessibility features. Smaller or rural stops may be curbside points without shelters.

Etymology: the term derives from the verb pysähtyä, meaning “to stop,” with pysäkki functioning as a noun for the stopping point used by passengers and vehicles.

Varieties and usage: compound forms such as linja-autopysäkki (bus stop) and raitiopysäkki (tram stop) are common in everyday language. In bilingual regions of Finland, the Swedish equivalent hållplats may be used in signage or documentation. The concept of pysäkki is also applied in transit planning and map data, where each stop is a reference point for routes and schedules.