Taidokkuuteen

Taidokkuuteen is the illative form of taidokkuus in Finnish, meaning a direction toward or an aspiration to proficiency or skillfulness. It denotes movement into a state of being skilled rather than describing the current level of skill itself.

The illative taidokkuuteen is used with verbs and constructions that express aiming, development, or attainment. Common examples include pyrkiä taidokkuuteen (to strive for proficiency), kehittää taidokkuuteen (to develop toward proficiency), and tähtää taidokkuuteen (aims for proficiency). In practice, sentences such as Koulutuksen aikana oppilaat pyrkivät taidokkuuteen or Koulutus tähtää taidokkuuteen illustrate this directional use.

Etymologically, taidokkuuteen derives from taidokkuus (skillfulness, proficiency) plus the illative suffix -een/-eeseen, signaling movement into that state. The term emphasizes the process and goal of becoming proficient, rather than describing an existing level of ability, which would be taidokkuus or taidokkuutta in other cases.

In Finnish, taidokkuuteen sits within a semantic field that includes osaaminen, taito, ja ammattitaito (competence, skill, professional know-how). Taidokkuus often connotes refined, reliable skill gained through practice, while taidokkuuteen specifically marks the trajectory toward that level.

Usage tends to appear in educational, vocational, and policy contexts, where programs or evaluations frame outcomes as moving toward taidokkuuteen rather than merely possessing taidokkuus at a fixed moment.