lenkille

Lenkille is a Finnish illative form of the noun lenkki, meaning a run or jogging session. The word is used to express going out to perform a run or to invite someone to join such an activity. In everyday language, it appears in phrases like Mennään lenkille (Let's go for a run) and Olen menossa lenkille (I'm going for a run). It is common in casual speech, fitness communities, and social media posts about workouts.

Linguistic note: Finnish uses cases to indicate direction or destination, and lenkille marks the destination of the action of going. It is often used with verbs of motion such as mennä, lähteä, tulla. The base lenkki can also mean a loop, circuit, or lap; in running contexts, lenkki may refer to a route or training loop. The illative lenkille contrasts with lenkillä (on a run) and lenkiltä (from a run), which express different spatial relations.

Variants and related terms: lenkki can refer to a short running session, a lap on a track, or a casual workout in general. Lenkkipäivä (a day for a run) and juoksulenkki (a running workout) are related expressions used to describe planned activities. The form lenkille is not a proper noun but a common everyday expression in Finnish.

Cultural context: Going for a run is a widespread activity in Finland, and lenkille is a familiar way to describe and promote such activity among friends, colleagues, and online communities. The term is informal and widely understood by Finnish speakers as part of standard fitness and leisure vocabulary.