käyttäjilleen

Käyttäjilleen is a Finnish word-formation meaning “to their users” or “for their users.” It combines the noun käyttäjä (user) with the allative case marker -lle, indicating the recipient or target, and a third-person possessive marking that signals ownership by the subject (their). The result is a single form used to refer to the users belonging to or served by someone, such as a company or organization.

In practice, käyttäjilleen is common in formal or technical Finnish, especially in IT, services, and policy texts. It is often found in sentences that describe actions directed at a service’s user base, for example: yritys julkaisee päivityksiä käyttäjilleen (the company releases updates to its users) or Käyttäjilleen suunnattu ohjeistus helpottaa rekisteröitymistä (Instructions aimed at their users facilitate the registration).

Usage notes:

- The phrase is most natural when the owner of the users is clear from context (for example, a company, platform, or service provider).

- In more casual language, speakers may opt for phrasing such as käyttäjille tai palvelun käyttäjät, or they may omit the possessive nuance altogether.

- The form can carry potential ambiguity if it is not clear who “they” are; in such cases, naming the owner (e.g., yritys, palveluntarjoaja) improves clarity.

See also:

- Käyttäjä (user)

- Allatiivi case (-lle)

- Possessive suffixes in Finnish (nsä/NSA)