ohjelmoi

Ohjelmoi is a form of the Finnish verb ohjelmoida, which means "to program" or "to code." It appears as the third person singular present indicative (hän ohjelmoi, "he/she/it programs") and as the second person singular imperative (ohjelmoi!, "program!"). The verb is formed from the noun ohjelma ("program") with the productive verbalizing suffix -oida, which is common in Finnish for creating verbs from loanwords and native nouns.

In contemporary usage ohjelmoi is most often encountered in contexts related to computing, software development, embedded systems and automation, where it denotes writing, producing or configuring executable instructions. It is also used more generally for setting up sequences of actions or routines, for example in scripting devices or creating automated workflows.

Related terms include ohjelmointi ("programming") for the activity and ohjelmoija ("programmer") for a person who programs. Conjugation follows standard Finnish patterns for -oida verbs: minä ohjelmoin, sinä ohjelmoit, hän ohjelmoi, me ohjelmoimme, te ohjelmoitte, he ohjelmoivat. Examples: Hän ohjelmoi sovelluksen (He/she programs the application). Ohjelmoi laite noudattamaan tätä rataa! (Program the device to follow this route!)