tutkintoon

Tutkintoon is the illative form of the Finnish noun tutkinto, which means a degree, certificate, or qualification earned through education or examination. As a grammatical form, tutkintoon signals movement toward or entry into a degree program or a goal related to obtaining a degree.

In usage, tutkintoon appears in educational and administrative language to describe aims, pathways, or actions connected to pursuing a degree. Common phrases include tutkintoon tähtäävä koulutus (education aimed at a degree) and tutkintoon johtava polku (a path leading to a degree). The form is frequently seen in program descriptions, admission materials, and policy texts that discuss qualifications and academic pathways.

Morphologically, tutkintoon is the illative case form created from tutkinto. It indicates direction or target and is used with verbs, adjectives, or nouns that require an illative complement. Like other inflected forms in Finnish, tutkintoon does not constitute a separate word with its own meaning beyond the base noun; it is a grammatical variant used in specific syntactic contexts.

See also terms related to education and qualifications, such as tutkinto (the base noun for degree or certificate) and related phrases describing education pathways and degree programs. In Finnish, illative forms such as tutkintoon are part of a broader system of case endings that express location, direction, or purpose in relation to objects and concepts.