täältä

Täältä is a Finnish adverb meaning “from here” or “from this place.” It indicates the starting point of movement or the origin of information, and it is most common in everyday spoken Finnish. It also appears in informal written language, signage, and online text to guide readers or listeners.

Etymology and forms: Täältä is formed from the colloquial demonstrative tämä, commonly rendered as tää in spoken Finnish, with the locative suffix -ltä that marks origin or source. It functions as the adverbial form of this demonstrative. In more formal contexts, similar expressions may appear as tältä or tästä depending on the grammatical construction and meaning.

Usage: With verbs of movement, täältä marks the point from which someone or something comes: “Täältä lähtee reitti” (The route starts from here). With clauses, it can introduce information or a source: “Täältä löydät lisätietoja” (From here you will find more information). The phrase can also appear in combinations like “täältä päin” (from this direction/side) or “täältä käsin” (from this perspective).

Register and note: Täältä is especially common in spoken Finnish and in consumer-facing writing such as guides, manuals, and websites. In formal written Finnish, speakers may opt for more standard forms such as tästä, tältä, or tältä käsin, depending on the sentence structure.

See also: täällä, tästä, tältä, tää.