Opintotavoitteensa

Opintotavoitteensa is a Finnish noun phrase that means “one’s study goals.” It is built from opinto (study) and tavoite (goal) and uses the third-person possessive suffix to indicate ownership. The form opintotavoitteensa signals that the study goals belong to the subject of the sentence, for example Hän asetti opintotavoitteensa seuraavalle lukuvuodelle.

In everyday and educational contexts the term appears when discussing an individual student’s aims for their studies, such as completing certain courses, achieving a target number of credits, or progressing to a new level. It is common in learning plans, student portfolios, and reflections to refer to opintotavoitteensa as a concise summary of what the student hopes to achieve academically.

Grammatically, the base noun can be pluralized to opintotavoitteet (study goals in general), while the possessive suffix attaches to form like opintotavoitteensa (his/her/its study goals) or opintotavoitteeni (my study goals). The form adapts to the person or group being discussed and to the grammatical role in the sentence.

Related terms include opintotavoitteet (study goals in general) and opintosuunnitelma (study plan), which denotes a planned sequence of study steps. Oppimisen tavoitteet (learning objectives) is another closely related concept that focuses on expected learning outcomes. Together these terms describe planned educational aims and how they guide academic work.