Tarkoituksenmukaisille

Tarkoituksenmukaisille is a Finnish adjective form meaning in accordance with the purpose or suitable for the intended use. It is derived from the noun tarkoitus (purpose) combined with the suffix -mukainen, which signals that something is aligned with or appropriate to a specified objective. The form tarkoituksenmukaisille appears when describing a plural noun in the allative case, roughly translating as for the purpose‑appropriate ones, uses, or recipients.

In practice, tarkoituksenmukaisille is most common in technical, regulatory, or policy texts where it is important to emphasize that actions, devices, or procedures meet the intended use or objective. For example, laite on suunniteltu tarkoituksenmukaisille käyttöympäristöille (the device is designed for use environments that are appropriate to the purpose) and toimenpiteet on kohdistettu tarkoituksenmukaisille kohderyhmille (the measures are targeted at the purpose‑appropriate target groups).

Grammatically, tarkoituksenmukainen is the base adjective, with various inflected forms agreeing with the noun it modifies. The allative plural form tarkoituksenmukaisille is used only when the noun is in the allative case and plural. The word carries a formal, precise tone and is typically found in official documents, guidelines, risk assessments, and procurement texts.

Compared terms include asianmukainen (appropriate in a general or situational sense) and tarkoituksenmukaisuus (the quality of being aligned with the purpose). Tarkoituksenmukaisuus emphasizes purpose alignment, while asianmukaisuus can cover broader notions of suitability or propriety.