Kestämättömille

Kestämättömille is a Finnish adjectival form used to mean “to/for the unsustainable ones” or “to/for unsustainable practices” in plural. It is the allative form of the plural adjectival stem kestämättömät, from the adjective kestämättömä (unsustainable). In Finnish, adjectives can function as nouns and take case endings; adding -lle marks the allative, indicating the target or recipient of an action. Therefore kestämättömille literally means “to the unsustainable ones” or “for unsustainable practices,” depending on the noun it accompanies.

Usage and scope. The form is primarily a grammatical construction and is not a widely established technical term in itself. It appears in written and policy-oriented Finnish where sustainability is being evaluated, discussed, or regulated. In everyday language, speakers are more likely to use alternatives such as epäkestävä or epäkestäville, depending on the context. Kestämättömille is most common when the writer wants to emphasize groups or practices designated as unsustainable and to indicate the direction of action or focus, such as regulation, funding, or reform.

Examples.

- Kestämättömille käytännöille suunnatut toimenpiteet otetaan käyttöön ensi vuonna. (To measures directed at unsustainable practices will be implemented next year.)

- Rahoitusohjelma kohdistuu kestämättömille käytännöille. (The funding program targets unsustainable practices.)

See also. Finnish adjective inflection, allative case, sustainability terminology in Finnish, epäkestävä as a common alternative for negation.

Note: The term is primarily a grammatical form rather than a standalone concept, and its exact usage may vary with register and context.