yksikamarisissa

Yksikamarisissa is a Finnish term used in housing contexts to refer to one-room units, i.e., housing units that have a single main living space serving as both living area and sleeping area, typically with a kitchenette and a separate bathroom. In everyday speech such flats are usually called yksiö or studio apartment, while yksikamarinen is the more formal or older term for a one-room dwelling. The form yksikamarisissa is the inessive plural of yksikamarinen, used to say “in one-room units.” It appears primarily in planning documents, housing statistics, and rental catalogs rather than in everyday conversation.

Typically, a yksikamarisissa-type unit comprises a single main room that combines living and sleeping functions, a kitchenette or kitchenette corner, and a separate bathroom. The space is designed for compact living and may include built-in storage or multi-functional furniture. Layouts vary by building and era, but the overall concept emphasizes efficiency and minimal square footage. The term is closely related to the more common term yksiö (studio apartment) and to the broader category of small apartments used in Finnish housing policy and market descriptions. In practice, many Finns refer to such units as yksiöitä or, less commonly, yksikamarisissa when discussing housing stock in a neutral or statistical sense.

Related terms include yksiö, studio apartment, kaksio and other classifications used in Finnish rental catalogs and planning documents.