porukkaan

Porukkaan is the illative form of the Finnish noun porukka, meaning a group or crowd. It denotes movement toward or entry into a group, such as joining friends, a club, or a team. In English, it corresponds to “into the group” or “to join the group.”

Porukka is a colloquial term for a social group or crew. It conveys a more informal tone than the neutral word ryhmä. The illative form porukkaan is used with verbs that express movement or change of status toward inclusion in the group, for example liittyä porukkaan (to join the group) or tulla porukkaan (to come into the group). Other related forms include porukassa (in the group), porukasta (from the group), and porukan (the group’s, genitive).

Usage examples:

Haluaisin liittyä porukkaan. (I would like to join the group.)

Hän liittyi porukkaan viime viikolla. (He joined the group last week.)

Tule mukaan porukkaan! (Come along to the group / join us.)

Grammatical note: porukkaan is part of a typical set of Finnish case forms for porukka, used to express direction or inclusion. Other forms help specify location or origin, such as porukassa (inside the group) and porukasta (out of the group). The term is widely understood in everyday Finnish and often appears in casual conversation, social media, and youth speech, while in formal writing ryhmä is commonly preferred.