alumneille

Alumneille is a Finnish allative form of the loanword alumni, meaning “to the alumni” or “for the alumni.” It is used in written Finnish to indicate recipients or beneficiaries in communications, fundraising, and event planning within educational institutions or alumni networks. The form combines the stem alumni with the allative suffix -lle, a common way to express direction or intended recipients in Finnish.

In practice, alumneille appears in sentences such as “Tiedote on suunnattu alumneille” (the notice is directed to the alumni) or “Rahasto kerää varoja alumneille” (the fund raises funds for the alumni). It is most common in formal or semi-formal contexts, particularly within university development offices, alumni associations, or charitable campaigns that target graduates as a group. The usage can indicate collective recipients rather than individuals, though it may also refer to specific subsets, such as “tapahtuma alumneille ja heidän perheilleen” (an event for the alumni and their families).

The term reflects Finnish usage patterns for borrowed words and case endings, illustrating how the allative case functions to mark beneficiaries or receivers. It is typically found in institutional communications and does not occur as frequently in everyday conversational Finnish compared with more general phrases like “alumni” or “alumnijärjestö.”