syrjäisiin

Syrjäisiin is a Finnish adjective form related to syrjäinen, meaning peripheral, remote, or on the edge. The word is used to describe things that lie outside the central or core areas, whether referring to geography, communities, or conditions. In neutral usage, syrjäisiin conveys a sense of being distant from the center, whether spatially or socially.

The term derives from syrjä- (edge, margin) with the common adjectival suffix -inen, and it appears in various inflected forms depending on case and number. In everyday Finnish it is often found in phrases that specify movement toward or location in peripheral areas, such as regions, towns, or environments. For example, it can appear in constructions like syrjäisiin alueisiin (to peripheral regions) or syrjäisiin oloihin (to peripheral conditions). The exact inflection depends on syntactic role, but the core meaning remains tied to distance from the center.

In usage, syrjäisiin frequently appears in urban planning, geography, sociology, and cultural discourse where the contrast between central and peripheral areas or groups is discussed. It can carry a descriptive tone rather than a value judgment, though in some contexts it may underscore marginality or exclusion compared with more central parts of society.

Related terms include syrjäinen (peripheral) and syrjäytyminen (marginalization). See also discussions of geography, regional planning, and social inclusion.