Valittavaksi

Valittavaksi is a Finnish non-finite verbal form used to indicate that a person is to be chosen, nominated, or appointed for a specific post or role. It is formed from the verb valita, meaning “to choose,” and is constructed with the present passive participle stem and the translative ending -ksi, yielding valittavaksi, which can be understood as “to be chosen as” or “to be nominated for.” The form is most often encountered in formal or bureaucratic language.

In usage, valittavaksi commonly appears with verbs of nomination or appointment, such as asettaa (to nominate/put forward), nimittää (to appoint), or valita (to elect). Examples include: Hänet asetettiin valittavaksi hallituksen jäseneksi (“He was put forward to be elected as a member of the board”) and Kandidaatit asetettiin valittavaksi puheenjohtajaksi (“The candidates were put forward to be elected as chair”). The construction normally conveys future or prospective role assignment rather than the act of selection itself.

Related forms and notes:

- valittava, the present active participle meaning “choosing” or “to be chosen” depending on context.

- valinta, the noun meaning “selection” or “election.”

Valittavaksi thus functions as a role-designating complement in sentences about nomination or election processes, and it is most common in official or organizational discourse.