Hankkeiksi

Hankkeiksi is a Finnish word-formation that denotes turning something into or designating it as projects. It is the translative plural form of the noun hanke. The corresponding singular form is hankkeeksi, while the nominative plural is hankkeet. The translative case expresses a change of state or designation, so hankkeiksi means “into projects” or “as projects.”

Usage and meaning. In administrative, planning, and organizational contexts, hankkeiksi is used to describe the process of grouping ideas, initiatives, or tasks and treating them as separate projects. For example, Ideoista tehtiin hankkeiksi means that ideas were transformed into projects. Eri aloitteet on muutettu hankkeiksi indicates that different initiatives have been converted into projects. The term often appears in formal writing when describing project-based structuring and governance.

Forms and related terms. The basic noun is hanke (project). Related forms include hankkeeksi (singular translative) and hankkeet (nominative plural). The translative suffix -ksi marks the change of state, and when combined with the plural stem, yields hankkeiksi.

Notes. Hankkeiksi is primarily a formal, institutional expression used in governance, program management, and policy planning. It is not a generic grammatical category but a specific form that signals that a set of activities is being reframed as projects. See also translative case, Finnish grammar, and the noun hankke.