Poliisille

Poliisille is the allative form of the Finnish noun poliisi, meaning the police. It marks direction or recipient in a sentence, indicating “to the police” or “for the police.” The allative suffix -lle is used with nouns to show recipients of actions such as reporting, giving, or delivering information.

Morphology and usage. The base noun poliisi becomes poliisille when the action is aimed toward the police as the recipient or target. This form is common in legal, administrative, and everyday contexts where something is directed to authorities, such as information, reports, or contact. For example: Ilmoita asiasta poliisille (Report the matter to the police). Tiedot toimitetaan poliisille (The information is delivered to the police). Ota yhteyttä poliisille (Contact the police).

Distinctions. Poliisille should not be confused with poliisiin, which is the illative case meaning “into the police.” The illative is used for movement toward a place or institution (e.g., mennä poliisiin—go to the police). In contrast, poliisille emphasizes the recipient or intended audience of an action rather than destination.

Etymology and scope. The form derives from poliisi plus the allative suffix -lle and is part of Finnish case grammar, illustrating how case endings convey relational meanings between entities. It appears across formal and informal registers wherever a police as recipient is intended.

See also. Finnish grammar, allative case, illative case, information reporting to authorities.