sveitsin

Sveitsin is the genitive form of the Finnish country name Sveitsi, used to indicate possession, affiliation, or association with Switzerland. In Finnish, the genitive is formed by adding -n to the base noun, so Sveitsi becomes Sveitsin. The form is applied in compound phrases to denote something linked to Switzerland.

In practice, Sveitsin appears before a noun to create phrases such as Sveitsin hallitus (the government of Switzerland), Sveitsin liitto (the Swiss Confederation), or Sveitsin rahoitus (the Swiss financial system). The usage is typical of Finnish possessive constructions, where the genitive noun functions similarly to a possessive determiner in other languages. The form is not a distinct name for a country; rather, it is a grammatical form of Sveitsi used within sentence structures.

It is important to distinguish sveitsin from sveitsiläinen, which is the adjective or noun used to refer to Swiss people or things of Swiss origin. Sveitsin is used for the relationship to the country in general terms, especially when modifying another noun, while sveitsiläinen describes people or things directly connected to Switzerland.

See also: Sveitsi, sveitsiläinen, Swissness (in translations).

Note: “Sveitsin” appears in Finnish text as a capitalized proper noun form when it begins a phrase or sentence, reflecting its status as a generated form of a proper noun.