Taiteilijoille

Taiteilijoille is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “to artists” or “for artists.” It is the allative case of taiteilija, the word for artist, and is used to indicate the recipient or beneficiary of an action, program, or resource. The form shows that the referenced content is directed at multiple artists.

In terms of morphology, taiteilijoille is formed by adding the allative suffix -lle to the plural stem taiteilijat. It is used with verbs and nouns to specify the target audience or beneficiary, for example in phrases like taiteilijoille suunnattu apuraha (grant directed at artists) or taiteilijoille tarkoitettu ohjelma (program intended for artists).

Taiteilijoille frequently appears in contexts related to arts administration, funding, education, and cultural policy. It signals that services, opportunities, or information are available to artists as a group rather than to a single individual. Because Finnish uses cases to express relationships, taiteilijoille can convey nuance about intention (for the benefit of artists) and direction (toward artists).

Translations into English depend on context and can be “to artists” or “for artists.” The phrase is not a proper name or organization; it is a linguistic form used to describe audiences, beneficiaries, and aims within Finnish discourse about arts and culture.

See also: Finnish grammar, allative case, taiteilija.