julkiseen

Julkiseen is the illative singular form of the Finnish adjective julkinen, meaning “public.” It is used with a noun in illative case to express movement toward or into something that is public.

In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify. The illative singular of adjectives ending in -inen typically ends in -iseen, and with julkinen it becomes julkiseen. For example: julkiseen tilaan (into a public space), julkiseen keskusteluun (into public discussion). The corresponding plural illative is julkisiin tiloihin (into public spaces) or julkisiin keskusteluihin (into public discussions).

Usage-wise, julkiseen is common in administrative, legal, and policy language, as well as journalism, to describe actions directed at or involving public institutions, services, or spaces. It can pair with various nouns to indicate entering or engaging with something public, such as osallistuminen julkiseen keskusteluun (participation in public discussion) or siirtyminen julkiseen koulutukseen (transition into public education).

Notes for learners: julkiseen is specifically the illative form used with a following noun; other cases will have different forms (for example, genitive is julkisen, plural illative is julkisiin). While it may appear as a single form in phrase contexts, it remains a grammatical inflection of julkinen rather than an independent word.