Basic Finnish 1 (Finnish Language for Beginners) 19.9.-5.12.2023
Local cases / Mihin? Missä? Mistä? Where to? Where? Where from?
In Finnish, there are six local cases which indicate direction or location.
The choice of the ending varies depending on the place; is it indoors or outdoors.
In these series of pictures, you can see the basic idea of the local case system.
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| KAHVILAAN→ | KAHVILASSA | KAHVILASTA→ |
| (in)to the café | in the café | from the café |
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| KIRJASTOON→ | KIRJASTOSSA | KIRJASTOSTA→ |
| (in)to the library | in the library | from the library |
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| PYSÄKILLE→ | PYSÄKILLÄ | PYSÄKILTÄ→ |
| (on)to the bus stop | at the bus stop | from the bus stop |








