vuodelle

Vuodelle is the translative case form of the Finnish noun vuosi, meaning "year." The translative form uses the suffix -lle to indicate a target time frame, and it is commonly translated into English as "for the year" or "to the year." It is typically found in formal or administrative language to designate the year a document, plan, or statistic concerns.

In practice, vuodelle appears in budgets, plans, and annual reports. It labels the period under discussion, for example "budjetti vuodelle 2025" (the budget for the year 2025) or "tilastot vuodelle 2024" (statistics for the year 2024). It is distinct from vuoden, the genitive form meaning "of the year" or used in possessive constructions. The translative focus of vuodelle signals the time period rather than ownership or association.

Linguistic notes: The suffix -lle is the Finnish translative case, which can indicate direction, transformation, or targeting something. When attached to vuosi, it marks the year that is being addressed or planned for. In standard Finnish, vuodelle is most common in formal writing, budgeting, planning, and data reporting, where the year is the central referent of the discourse. See also Finnish language, cases, translative, and annual planning terminology.