No. 559 in Finnish
oulussa
"In Oulu" (a city in Finland).
In a sentence
Tänä kesänä vietän lomani Oulussa.
This summer I am spending my vacation in Oulu.
'Oulussa' is used here as an inessive case to indicate the vacation location.
Parhaat kalamarkkinat järjestetään Oulussa.
The best fish markets are organized in Oulu.
'Oulussa' serves as an inessive to specify the place of the event.
Olen käynyt Oulussa monta kertaa.
I have visited Oulu many times.
'Oulussa' is used in inessive to denote a destination in the context of completion of the action.
Asuin ennen Oulussa, mutta nyt asun Helsingissä.
I used to live in Oulu, but now I live in Helsinki.
Here, 'Oulussa' denotes the location where the subject previously lived.
Oulussa on kauniita puistoja ja mukavia ihmisiä.
Oulu has beautiful parks and kind people.
In this sentence, 'Oulussa' indicates the city in which these attributes exist.
Tapasimme ystäväni kanssa Oulussa viime kesänä.
My friend and I met in Oulu last summer.
Here, 'Oulussa' conveys the specific location of the meeting described.
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