Oikaisuun

Oikaisuun is a Finnish linguistic term describing a specific inflected form of the noun oikaisu, which means correction or rectification. In Finnish grammar, illative forms express direction toward or into a state or place, and oikaisuun functions as the illative singular of oikaisu. The form is commonly found in formal or written language, particularly in legal, administrative, and editorial contexts.

In usage, oikaisuun is most often part of phrases that describe aiming at or moving toward correction. For example, oikaisuun tähtäävät toimenpiteet means “measures aimed at correction.” The sense is figurative rather than physical, referring to changes, adjustments, or corrective actions within procedures, policies, or statements. The form appears alongside other illative constructions in discussions about reforms, compliance, or quality control.

Linguistically, oikaisuun illustrates how Finnish uses the illative case with abstract nouns to denote goal or direction. It is part of the broader system of illative forms that attach to noun stems to convey movement toward a state, rather than a literal location. The base noun is oikaisu, and oikaisuun is one of its standard inflected forms used in appropriate registers.

See also Finnish grammar; illative case; oikaisu.