Asiakka

Asiakka is not a standard Finnish lemma. The correct base form for the word meaning a person or organization that purchases goods or services is asiakas. The sequence asiakkaa may appear as a misspelling, a truncated form in casual writing, or as part of inflected forms such as asiakkaan (genitive singular) or asiakkaita (partitive/ plural). When documenting Finnish vocabulary, oggi forms should be understood as inflected, not as separate dictionary entries.

Asiakas in Finnish corresponds to the English term customer or client. Aasiakas is typically someone who buys from a business, uses a service, or engages in a contract. The concept is central to retail, hospitality, professional services, and many B2B contexts. In customer relations and marketing, the term underpins ideas such as customer experience, loyalty, and patronage. The relationship is often managed through records, service channels, and feedback mechanisms to support ongoing engagement and satisfaction.

Related terms in Finnish include asiakkuus (the relationship or state of being a customer), asiakassuhde (customer relationship), and asiakasrekisteri (customer registry or database). In marketing and sales language, the English loanword kliendi is sometimes used to refer to a customer or client, particularly in bilingual or cross-border contexts. Privacy and data protection obligations regarding customers are governed by applicable laws, such as the General Data Protection Regulation in the European Union, and affect how customer data is collected, stored, and used.

See also: asiakas, asiakkuus, asiakassuhde, asiakasrekisteri.