inklusiiviseksi

Inklusiiviseksi is a Finnish grammatical form, the translative case of the adjective inklusiivinen, meaning inclusive. The translative -ksi signals a change of state or a goal to be reached, so inklusiiviseksi is used when something is to become inclusive or to be made inclusive. It is common in formal, policy-oriented, or descriptive Finnish. Examples include: Koulutusjärjestelmä on tehty inklusiiviseksi; Tilat pyritään tekemään inklusiivisiksi; Suunnitteluprosessi tähtää inklusiiviseksi tekemiseen.

Etymology and form: The word is a Finnish adaptation of the English term inclusive, integrated into the language as inklusiivinen, with the translative suffix -ksi to form inklusiiviseksi. The corresponding noun for the concept is inklusiivisuus. As a grammatical form, inklusiiviseksi agrees with the subject in number and takes the translative mood to express change or aim.

Usage and contexts: Inklusiiviseksi appears in discussions about education, public policy, design, and communications where aims include broad participation and accessibility. It is used to describe efforts to make systems, environments, or materials more inclusive, including considerations of accessibility, language, gender, ethnicity, disability, and other dimensions of diversity. While the term is well established in written Finnish and official discourse, everyday speech often prefers phrasing like “tehdä inklusiiviseksi” or alternatives such as “osallistava” depending on context.