Suhdanteille

Suhdanteille is a Finnish nominal form that appears as the allative plural of the noun suhdanne, which denotes a trend, tendency, or economic cycle. In Finnish, the allative suffix -ille marks direction toward or for something, so suhdanteille is used when referring to “to the trends” or “for the trends,” rather than as a standalone concept.

As a grammatical form, suhdanteille is not a separate lexical item with its own meaning. Its sense is derived from the base word suhdanne and the discourse in which it occurs. It is most commonly found in academic, statistical, or policy writing when discussing multiple trends and attributing considerations or actions to those trends.

Usage and context are key to understanding suhdanteille. The form is relatively rare in everyday language and tends to appear in specialized texts such as economic reports, research articles, or methodological sections that analyze trend-based data. In these contexts, suhdanteille can function to indicate targets, implications, or measures related to the trends under discussion. Because suhdanne can be translated as “trend” or “economic cycle,” suhdanteille conveys a sense of direction toward those trends within the surrounding argument.

See also: suhdanne, Finnish grammar, allative case, economic terminology.