veistoksissa

Veistoksissa is the Finnish inessive plural form of veistos, meaning "in the sculptures" or "among the sculptures." It is used to indicate location or context inside, within, or among multiple sculptures. The base word veistos derives from the verb veistää ("to carve") and denotes a three-dimensional work of art made by carving, modelling, casting, or assembling materials.

Grammatically, veistoksissa combines the noun stem veistos- with the inessive plural suffix -ssa/-ssä, which marks static location. It contrasts with other case forms such as veistokset (plural nominative), veistoksiin (illative plural, "into the sculptures") and veistoksena (translative singular, "as a sculpture"). The term appears in museum labels, art criticism, academic writing and everyday descriptions to situate events, observations, or attributes with respect to a group of sculptures.

In cultural contexts, veistoksissa might describe stylistic features observed across a sculptor’s oeuvre ("taiteilijan varhaiset ideat näkyvät veistoksissa") or the placement and interaction of works within a public space ("puistossa järjestetty opastus veistoksissa"). It can also appear in metaphorical uses when sculptures are treated as settings or carriers of meaning. Translations into English depend on context and may render veistoksissa as "among the sculptures," "in the sculptures," or "within the sculptures."