tulokselle

Tulokselle is the allatiivi (allative) form of the Finnish noun tulos, meaning "result" or "outcome." In Finnish grammar, the allatiivi marks direction toward a destination or target, including abstract ones such as a goal or outcome. Therefore tulokselle is used when the action is directed toward the result or when the result is treated as a destination of an endeavor. The form is singular; the corresponding forms include tuloksen (genitive) and tulokseen (illative), while tulokselle specifically signals direction toward the outcome.

Usage and nuance: Tulokselle tends to appear in formal or technical discourse—project plans, performance reports, and strategy documents—where the writer wants to emphasize aiming at or directing effort toward a particular result. In everyday speech, speakers more often use tuloksen or tulokseen depending on the nuance of meaning.

Common phrases: tulokselle asetetut tavoitteet (the targets set for the result), suunnata toimintaa tulokselle (to direct actions toward the result). The allatiivi form can also appear in slogans or mission statements to foreground outcomes as targets.

See also: Finnish grammar; allatiivi (allative) case; tulos; illatiivi case; genitive tuloksen.