Ehkäiseville

Ehkäiseville is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective ehkäisevä, meaning preventive. It is the allative plural form used when an adjective describes a plural noun in the allative case, a construction commonly found in formal or administrative Finnish. The expression ehkäiseville toimenpiteille literally means “for preventive measures” or “to preventive measures,” and is used to indicate purpose or beneficiary.

In practice, ehkäiseville occurs in policy, health, safety, and public administration language. It signals that the referenced actions or resources are intended to prevent problems or risks. The construction often appears with nouns such as toimenpiteille (to measures), ohjelmille (to programs), or suunnitelmille (to plans), forming phrases that specify the preventive nature of the object or activity.

Examples:

- Organisaatio on osoittanut sitoutumisensa ehkäiseville toimenpiteille. (The organization has shown commitment to preventive measures.)

- Budjetti on varattu ehkäiseville toimenpiteille. (A budget has been allocated for preventive measures.)

- Koulutuksen tavoitteena on lisätä tietoisuutta ehkäiseville toimenpiteille. (The aim of the training is to increase awareness of preventive measures.)

Etymology and grammar note: ehkäisevä derives from the verb ehkäistä, “to prevent.” The form ehkäiseville reflects the allative case used to indicate direction toward or for something and agrees with the plural noun it modifies. Related terms include ehkäisy (prevention) and ennaltaehkäisy (precautionary prevention).