Inessive

The inessive expresses a location within something. It often corresponds to the preposition in. The inessive suffix is -ssa/-ssä in both the singular and in the plural.

Finnish	English
talossa	in the house
taloissa	in the houses

Elative

The elative expresses motion out of or away from something. It often corresponds to the prepositions out of or from. The elative suffix is -sta/-stä in both the singular and in the plural.

Finnish	English
talosta	out of the house
taloista	out of the houses

Illative

The illative expresses motion into something. It often corresponds to the prepositions in or into. The illative suffix is -h·n, -seen or vowel lengthening + n in the singular and -hin or -siin in the plural.

Finnish	English
taloon	into the house
taloihin	into the houses