ylläpitäjiin

Ylläpitäjiin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun ylläpitäjä, meaning a maintainer or administrator. The illative case indicates movement toward or reference to a destination, so ylläpitäjiin translates roughly as “to the admins/maintainers.” It is used when directing actions to a group of people who manage a service, site, or community.

In everyday Finnish usage, ylläpitäjiin appears in interfaces, help pages, and user guidance. Common phrases include ota yhteyttä ylläpitäjiin (contact the admins), lähetä viesti ylläpitäjiin (send a message to the admins), or kysy apua ylläpitäjiin (ask the admins for help). The form conveys that the action is intended for multiple administrators rather than a single person.

Ylläpitäjä refers to a single maintainer or administrator, while ylläpitäjiin targets a group. The role and duties of admins can vary by platform, spanning technical maintenance, user management, policy enforcement, and moderation. In some communities, the term moderaattori (moderator) may be used for a related or overlapping function, depending on the site's structure.

Grammatical note: the illative plural suffix -iin attaches to the stem of ylläpitäjä in a way that yields ylläpitäjiin in standard Finnish. This form is common in written and formal communication, but some contexts may use more general phrases like ylläpitäjille when a destination need not be explicitly illative.