Retkille

Retkille is a Finnish linguistic form derived from the noun retki, meaning an excursion or outing. It is used to express movement toward or participation in multiple trips, and it functions as the plural allative form of retki. In everyday language it appears mainly in contexts describing going on several excursions or planning trips.

In Finnish grammar, -lle is an allative suffix indicating direction toward something or participation in an activity. When attached to the plural stem retk-, retkille signals “to trips” or “to excursions” in a general, plural sense. Related forms include retkelle (to a trip) in the singular, and retkilta or retkiltä (from trips), illustrating other grammatical cases and numbers for the same root.

Usage and examples:

- Mennään retkille huomenna. (Let’s go on trips tomorrow.)

- He ovat innokkaita retkille lähteviä nuoria. (They are eager to go on trips.)

- Retkille valmistautuminen kuuluu suunnitteluun. (Preparing for trips belongs to planning.)

Retkille is not a proper noun; it is a common noun form used in speaking and writing about excursions. It commonly appears in travel, outdoor, and planning contexts, and is interchangeable with other plural forms of retki when the discourse centers on multiple trips rather than a single outing.