päämääräisiin

Päämääräisiin is a Finnish adjective-inflected form derived from the noun päämäärä, meaning goal or objective. It conveys the idea of being focused on or oriented toward a specific end. The form is used to describe actions, plans, organizations, or groups that are directed toward defined goals or outcomes, and it is part of the broader vocabulary around goal-oriented thinking in Finnish.

In Finnish, adjectives decline like other words and take different forms for number and case. Päämääräinen is the base adjective meaning “goal-oriented.” Päämääräisiin is the illative plural form, used before a plural noun to express movement toward or focus on goal-oriented things. For example, in the phrase päämääräisiin toimenpiteisiin, the adjective describes the noun toimenpiteisiin (measures) and specifies that the measures are aimed at a particular end.

Usage and contexts

Päämääräisiin is commonly used in business, public policy, education, and research to characterize strategies, programs, or approaches that are designed to achieve specific objectives. It can appear in descriptions of organizational planning, project proposals, or evaluative discussions where emphasis is placed on end goals rather than merely on processes. In philosophy and social science, the term can align with teleological concepts that explain actions by their purposes or ends.

Related forms and variants

The base adjective is päämääräinen; related inflected forms include päämääräisiä (partitive/plural) and other case endings. The core concept remains the same: focus on defined objectives and ends.

See also

Päämääräinen, goal orientation, teleology, Finnish adjective declension.