suomessa

Suomessa is the Finnish locative form of the country name Suomi and means “in Finland.” It marks a location inside the borders of Finland and is used with verbs and phrases that describe position or existence, such as asua (to live) or olla (to be).

The form is created by attaching the locative suffix -ssa/-ssä to the noun. For Suomi, the resulting word is Suomessa. This locative contrasts with other case forms that indicate movement or origin, for example Suomeen meaning “to Finland” and Suomesta meaning “from Finland.”

In use, Suomessa appears in everyday speech, writing, and media to describe conditions, locations, and activities within Finland. Examples include statements about climate, geography, or society, such as Suomessa on neljä vuodenaikaa. The related forms Suomeen and Suomesta are used for destinations and origins, respectively, illustrating how Finnish encodes spatial relations through case endings. See also Finland and the Finnish language for broader linguistic and national context.