kuntalakiin

Kuntalakiin is the illative case form of kuntalaki, the Finnish Municipal Act. The illative form is one of Finnish case endings used to indicate direction toward or reference to something, and kuntalakiin literally means “into the Municipal Act” or “to the Municipal Act.” In Finnish legal and administrative language, kuntalakiin appears in phrases that concern amendments, references, or applications of the act. For example: kuntalakiin muutokset (changes to the Municipal Act), kuntalakiin liittyvät säännökset (provisions related to the Municipal Act), and kuntalakiin tehtävät muutokset (changes to be made to the Municipal Act). It is a grammatical form rather than a separate concept; the base noun is kuntalaki, and the illative is used whenever the action or reference is directed at the act.

The Finnish Municipal Act governs the organization, duties, and powers of municipalities in Finland, including their governance structure, service responsibilities, elections, and financial administration. The term kuntalakiin thus appears in legislative drafting, parliamentary debates, and administrative texts to specify that a given action or provision concerns the Municipal Act. Related terms include kuntalaki (the act itself) and its other inflected forms such as kuntalain (genitive) and kuntalakia (partitive), with kuntalakiin serving as the illative form. See also kuntalaki and the general concept of the illative case in Finnish grammar.