【芬兰语语法】§48 PLACE NAMES

 Place names decline either in the internal local cases (inessive, elative,

illative) or in the external ones (adessive, ablative, allative). The internal

cases are more common. The names of countries almost always decline in the

internal local cases.

Suome/ssa in Finland

Suome/sta from Finland

Suome/en to Finland

Tanska/ssa in Denmark

Unkari/in to Hungary

Sveitsi/stä from Switzerland

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Englanti/in to England

Neuvostoliito/ssa in the Soviet unio

Neuvostoliitto/on to the Soviet unio

Yhdysvallo/i/sta from the United States

Yhdysvalto/i/hin to the United States

NB: Venäjä/llä in Russia

The names of most towns and other municipalities also decline in the internal

local cases, but there are some exceptions.

Helsingi/ssä in Helsinki

Turu/ssa in Turku

Oulu/sta from Oulu

Pori/in to Pori

Jyväskylä/ssä in Jyväskylä

Kuopio/sta from Kuopio

Tukholma/an to Stockholm

Moskova/ssa in Moscow

Lontoo/seen to London

Pariisi/ssa in Paris

Tamperee/lla in Tampere

Tamperee/lta from Tampere

Tamperee/lle to Tampere

Rauma/lla in Rauma

Riihimäe/ltä from Riihimäki

Rovanieme/llä in Rovaniemi

Seinäjoe/lla in Seinäjoki