Finnish
Etymology
From touko + -la. The neighborhood in Helsinki is either a translation of Swedish Majstad (in which maj (“May”) was instead originally the name Maj) or more likely a reference to a nearby meadow on which the local students held a spring festival every May (note that May in Finnish is toukokuu).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtou̯kolɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞u̯ko̞lɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -oukolɑ
- Syllabification(key): Tou‧ko‧la
- Hyphenation(key): Tou‧ko‧la
Proper noun
Toukola
- a Finnish surname
- a neighborhood of Helsinki
Declension
| Inflection of Toukola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Toukola
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Toukolat
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| genitive
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Toukolan
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Toukoloiden
Toukoloitten
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| partitive
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Toukolaa
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Toukoloita
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| illative
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Toukolaan
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Toukoloihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Toukola
|
Toukolat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Toukola
|
Toukolat
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| gen.
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Toukolan
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| genitive
|
Toukolan
|
Toukoloiden
Toukoloitten
Toukolain rare
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| partitive
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Toukolaa
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Toukoloita
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| inessive
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Toukolassa
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Toukoloissa
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| elative
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Toukolasta
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Toukoloista
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| illative
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Toukolaan
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Toukoloihin
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| adessive
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Toukolalla
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Toukoloilla
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| ablative
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Toukolalta
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Toukoloilta
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| allative
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Toukolalle
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Toukoloille
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| essive
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Toukolana
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Toukoloina
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| translative
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Toukolaksi
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Toukoloiksi
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| abessive
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Toukolatta
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Toukoloitta
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| instructive
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—
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Toukoloin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Toukolani
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Toukolani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Toukolani
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Toukolani
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| gen.
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Toukolani
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| genitive
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Toukolani
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Toukoloideni
Toukoloitteni
Toukolaini rare
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| partitive
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Toukolaani
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Toukoloitani
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| inessive
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Toukolassani
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Toukoloissani
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| elative
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Toukolastani
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Toukoloistani
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| illative
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Toukolaani
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Toukoloihini
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| adessive
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Toukolallani
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Toukoloillani
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| ablative
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Toukolaltani
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Toukoloiltani
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| allative
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Toukolalleni
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Toukoloilleni
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| essive
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Toukolanani
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Toukoloinani
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| translative
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Toukolakseni
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Toukoloikseni
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| abessive
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Toukolattani
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Toukoloittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Toukoloineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Toukolasi
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Toukolasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Toukolasi
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Toukolasi
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| gen.
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Toukolasi
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| genitive
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Toukolasi
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Toukoloidesi
Toukoloittesi
Toukolaisi rare
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| partitive
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Toukolaasi
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Toukoloitasi
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| inessive
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Toukolassasi
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Toukoloissasi
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| elative
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Toukolastasi
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Toukoloistasi
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| illative
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Toukolaasi
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Toukoloihisi
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| adessive
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Toukolallasi
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Toukoloillasi
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| ablative
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Toukolaltasi
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Toukoloiltasi
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| allative
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Toukolallesi
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Toukoloillesi
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| essive
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Toukolanasi
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Toukoloinasi
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| translative
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Toukolaksesi
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Toukoloiksesi
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| abessive
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Toukolattasi
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Toukoloittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Toukoloinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Toukolamme
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Toukolamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Toukolamme
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Toukolamme
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| gen.
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Toukolamme
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| genitive
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Toukolamme
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Toukoloidemme
Toukoloittemme
Toukolaimme rare
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| partitive
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Toukolaamme
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Toukoloitamme
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| inessive
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Toukolassamme
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Toukoloissamme
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| elative
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Toukolastamme
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Toukoloistamme
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| illative
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Toukolaamme
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Toukoloihimme
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| adessive
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Toukolallamme
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Toukoloillamme
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| ablative
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Toukolaltamme
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Toukoloiltamme
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| allative
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Toukolallemme
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Toukoloillemme
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| essive
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Toukolanamme
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Toukoloinamme
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| translative
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Toukolaksemme
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Toukoloiksemme
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| abessive
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Toukolattamme
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Toukoloittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Toukoloinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Toukolanne
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Toukolanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Toukolanne
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Toukolanne
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| gen.
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Toukolanne
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| genitive
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Toukolanne
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Toukoloidenne
Toukoloittenne
Toukolainne rare
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| partitive
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Toukolaanne
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Toukoloitanne
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| inessive
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Toukolassanne
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Toukoloissanne
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| elative
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Toukolastanne
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Toukoloistanne
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| illative
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Toukolaanne
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Toukoloihinne
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| adessive
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Toukolallanne
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Toukoloillanne
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| ablative
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Toukolaltanne
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Toukoloiltanne
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| allative
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Toukolallenne
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Toukoloillenne
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| essive
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Toukolananne
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Toukoloinanne
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| translative
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Toukolaksenne
|
Toukoloiksenne
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| abessive
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Toukolattanne
|
Toukoloittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Toukoloinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Toukolansa
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Toukolansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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Toukolansa
|
Toukolansa
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| gen.
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Toukolansa
|
| genitive
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Toukolansa
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Toukoloidensa
Toukoloittensa
Toukolainsa rare
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| partitive
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Toukolaansa
|
Toukoloitaan
Toukoloitansa
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| inessive
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Toukolassaan
Toukolassansa
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Toukoloissaan
Toukoloissansa
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| elative
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Toukolastaan
Toukolastansa
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Toukoloistaan
Toukoloistansa
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| illative
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Toukolaansa
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Toukoloihinsa
|
| adessive
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Toukolallaan
Toukolallansa
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Toukoloillaan
Toukoloillansa
|
| ablative
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Toukolaltaan
Toukolaltansa
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Toukoloiltaan
Toukoloiltansa
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| allative
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Toukolalleen
Toukolallensa
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Toukoloilleen
Toukoloillensa
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| essive
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Toukolanaan
Toukolanansa
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Toukoloinaan
Toukoloinansa
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| translative
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Toukolakseen
Toukolaksensa
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Toukoloikseen
Toukoloiksensa
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| abessive
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Toukolattaan
Toukolattansa
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Toukoloittaan
Toukoloittansa
|
| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Toukoloineen
Toukoloinensa
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The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.
Statistics
- The surname Toukola belongs to 172 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN