poliittisille

Poliittisille is the allative plural form of the Finnish adjective poliittinen, meaning political. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they describe in number and case, so when the noun is plural and in the allative case, the adjective also takes the corresponding form. Therefore, poliittisille translates roughly to “to political [people or things]” or “for political [people or things]” depending on the context.

The form is commonly seen in policy- and politics-related language, where it modifies plural nouns in the allative case. For example, in the sentence Kysely lähetettiin poliittisille päättäjille, the phrase means “The survey was sent to political decision-makers.” Another example is poliittisille toimijoille suunnatut ohjeet, meaning “instructions directed at political actors.” These constructions show how poliittisille signals the recipients or target group of an action or communication.

Usage notes: poliittisille appears when the noun it modifies is plural and in the allative case. The corresponding singular allative form would be poliittiselle (to/for a political [person or entity]). The adjective remains inflected to agree with the noun it describes, so other noun phrases can combine with different allative forms as needed (e.g., poliittisille ryhmille, poliittisille päättäjille). While the term is primarily grammatical, it is frequently encountered in news, policy documents, and academic discussion related to politics and governance.