vankeudella

Vankeudella is a Finnish term that indicates the state of being in captivity, detention, or imprisonment. It is used to describe individuals who are under the control of law enforcement or who are serving a sentence, and it appears in both legal texts and media reporting. The expression is closely related to the noun vankeus (imprisonment) and to related concepts such as vankila (prison).

Form and usage: Vankeudella is the adessive form used to express “in captivity” or “under detention.” It is commonly found in sentences such as “Hän on vankeudella” (He/She is in detention) or “vankeudella oleva henkilö” (a person who is in detention). The term functions as a state descriptor rather than a place.

Legal context: In Finnish criminal procedure, detention can occur before or during a trial, while vankeus can refer to a formal imprisonment sentence. Therefore, vankeudella indicates a person’s current status within the justice system, whether temporarily while proceedings are ongoing or as a result of a sentence. The term is used across legal, journalistic, and general language to convey that someone is under confinement or custody.

See also: vankeus, vankila, pidätys.