elokuville

Elokuville is Finnish and represents the plural allative form of elokuva, meaning films. The allative case in Finnish denotes direction toward or a beneficiary/target of an action, so elokuville translates roughly as “to the films” or “for the films.” It is used when the noun refers to multiple films or to film as a category rather than a single title.

In practice, elokuville is common in policy, funding, and industry language. It marks allocation, purpose, or audience related to film production, distribution, or reception. For example, elokuville myönnettiin tukea means “funding was granted for the films,” and elokuville tarkoitettu budjetti means “a budget intended for the films.” Similarly, elokuville suunnattu kampanja can be understood as a campaign directed at the film sector or aimed at films.

The form can also appear in phrases describing resources or programs designated for films, such as elokuville varatut varat (resources reserved for the films) or elokuville suunnattu ohjelma (a program aimed at or for films). Because it is a plural form, elokuville is often contrasted with elokuvalle (to the film, singular) and with other cases like elokuvissa (in the films) or elokuviin (into the films), which specify different grammatical relations.

See also: Finnish language grammar, allative case, elokuva.