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Osoitteessa on kaksi numeroa.

Osoitteessa on kaksi numeroa.
There are two numbers in the address.
From Lesson 75:Noun stem types (uusi → uuden, huone → huoneen)·Finnish

Breakdown of Osoitteessa on kaksi numeroa.

olla
to be
kaksi
two
osoite
address
numero
number

Questions & Answers about Osoitteessa on kaksi numeroa.

Why does the word osoite (address) become osoitteessa with a double "e"?
Osoite is a Finnish word that ends in -e. When you add an ending to this type of word (like the "in" ending -ssa), the final -e always doubles. This gives us the stem osoittee- before adding the ending.
Why doesn't the sentence start with a Finnish word for "there"?
Finnish doesn't use a filler word like "there" to say "there is" or "there are". Instead, you start directly with the location (osoitteessa), followed by the verb on, and then the thing that is located there.
Why is the verb on (is) used here instead of ovat (are) for "two numbers"?
In sentences that state what exists in a location, the verb is always the singular on. It doesn't change to the plural ovat, even if there are multiple things at that location!
Why is it numeroa (partitive case) instead of the plural numerot?
In Finnish, numbers greater than one require the noun following them to be in the partitive singular case, not the regular plural. Numero becomes numeroa, so kaksi numeroa structurally acts like "two of a number".

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