Tietosuojaan

Tietosuojaan is the illative form of the Finnish noun tietosuoja, which means data protection. As a grammatical form, it expresses movement toward or into the domain of data protection and is commonly used in phrases that describe actions directed at data protection.

Etymology and form. In Finnish, illatiivi (illative) marks direction toward something. For the word tietosuoja, the illative singular becomes tietosuojaan. This form is not a separate concept on its own but a case-inflected variant used in sentences that specify what is being aimed at or invested in.

Usage. Tietosuojaan is frequently found in formal, legal, and policy language, as well as in journalistic writing, when the object of interest is data protection. Examples include expressions like tietosuojaan panostaminen (investing in data protection) and tietosuojaan liittyvät toimet (data protection-related measures). The form helps to foreground the target of actions or obligations within discussions of privacy, personal data, and regulatory compliance.

Relation to tietosuoja. While tietosuoja refers to the concept or discipline of protecting personal data, tietosuojaan is the directional illative form used to speak about activities, regulations, and responsibilities aimed at that protection. It is one of several grammatical tools in Finnish to specify the object of discussion in data-protection contexts.

See also. Tietosuoja, henkilötietojen suoja, tietosuoja-asetus (GDPR), yksityisyys.