In Finnish we divide our world into outside and inside locations. There are three each one of them. The inside ones are called in our book S-locations and outside locations L-locations. (See pages 154-156)

We are not yet diving in to the deep end to learn how to use either one of the locations but how to form them – to see what are the “endings” of these locations.

Inside – Sisällä, begins in Finnish with a letter S. I hope this would help you to remember why it is S-location. (In grammar language those locations are called Inessiivi, Elatiivi and Illatiivi.)

S-locations inside/ from inside/ to inside

– ssa/ ssä = in  remember to apply k-p-t-rule

– sta/ stä = from remember to apply k-p-t-rule

– vvn = into NOTE: no k-p-t rule  (you’ll make this vv-structure with vowels. talo-taloon, auto-autoon, Amerikka-amerikkaan, koti-kotiin)

Outside – Ulkona in Finnish has no letter S, but ULKONA, one letter L. I hope this will remind you to use L-location. (In grammar language those locations are Adessiivi, Ablatiivi, Allatiivi)

L/locations  at, on, by / OR to OR from a location that was “on” or “at”.

– lla/ llä = at, on , by remember to apply k-p-t-rule

– lle = to  remember apply k-p-t-rule

– lta/ ltä = from on or at

Remember: only one of each inside and outside locations is expressing stillness: Autossa, Autolla. The other 4 are movements: Autosta, Autoon and Autolta, Autolle.