Päätökseen

Päätökseen is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun päätös, meaning a decision or ruling. In Finnish grammar, the illative case marks direction toward something or toward a resulting state. Thus päätökseen is used to express “into a decision” or “toward a decision” and is common in legal, administrative, and formal writing, as well as in everyday language when discussing reaching, applying to, or acting on a decision.

Morphology: Päätökseen is formed from the noun päätös with the illative suffix -kseen. This pattern follows the consonant-stem Illative singular form. The corresponding plural illative is päätöksiin, meaning “into decisions.”

Usage: Päätökseen appears in contexts involving decision-making, bringing matters to a conclusion, or indicating the target or outcome of a procedural step. Typical collocations include phrases such as viedä asian päätökseen (to bring the matter to a decision) and olla päätökseen tyytymätön (to be dissatisfied with the decision). The form is especially frequent in legal and administrative texts, where precise reference to the direction or result of a process is required.

Related forms and notes: The base noun is päätös (decision). Related concepts include päätöksenteko (decision-making) and other illative forms with different stems. Like other illative forms, päätökseen participates in sentence structures that express movement toward, or attainment of, a stated outcome.