Tietokeskukseen

Tietokeskukseen is the illative form of tietokeskus, a Finnish compound noun meaning information center or data center. Tietokeskus itself combines tieto (information) and keskus (center) and can refer to various kinds of centers that store, manage, or disseminate information. The illative case marks movement into a place, so tietokeskukseen translates to “to the information center.” The term is used for different contexts, including public information desks, libraries’ information points, and IT facilities such as data centers operated by organizations.

In usage, tietokeskukseen appears when describing going to or sending something to such a center. Examples include: “Lähetin tiedot tietokeskukseen,” meaning I sent the information to the information center, and “Opiskelijat menivät tietokeskukseen hakemaan lisätietoja,” meaning the students went to the information center to seek further information. In the plural form, the illative becomes tietokeskuksiin, as in “He suuntasivat tietokeskuksiin hakemaan neuvontaa.”

Notes on morphology: tietokeskukseen demonstrates Finnish word formation with a compound noun and an illative suffix. The same pattern can be seen with other nouns in -keskus or different bases, where the illative suffix indicates destination or direction into the place. While tietokeskus is a general term, various institutions or facilities may be referred to by this name, and the exact meaning can vary by context from a public information desk to a data center for technical infrastructure.