työtilaan

Työtilaan is the illative form of the Finnish noun työtila, meaning a workspace, workroom, or area designed for work. The word combines työ (“work”) and tila (“space” or “room”). The illative case marks movement toward or into a place, so työtilaan can be understood as into the workspace or to the workspace.

Työtila refers to physical spaces where work is carried out, such as offices, studios, laboratories, workshops, or coworking areas. The term is common in everyday language as well as in architecture, facilities management, and workplace design. The illative form työtilaan is used with verbs of motion or change of location, for example: Mennään työtilaan ja aloitetaan kokous (Let’s go into the workspace and start the meeting). Työtilaan on asennettu uusi ilmanvaihtojärjestelmä (A new ventilation system has been installed in the workspace). Henkilöstöä ohjataan työtilaan (Staff are directed to the workspace).

Related forms include the nominative singular työtila, genitive työtilan, and partitive työtilaa. Plural forms are työtilat (nominative) and illative työtiloihin (into the workspaces). These endings illustrate Finnish case patterns for location and direction, especially in compound nouns like työtila.

In summary, työtilaan is a key inflected form used to express movement toward a designated work area, while työtila itself denotes the broader concept of a place designed for work. The term appears across professional, educational, and design-oriented Finnish discourse.