Asukaskohtaisen

Asukaskohtaisen is a Finnish adjective form meaning per resident or per capita. It is the genitive singular form of the adjective asukaskohtainen and is used to describe metrics or figures that are calculated per inhabitant, such as income, consumption, or costs.

Etymology and usage: The term is built from asukas (resident) and kohtainen (per unit, per), and it appears frequently in statistical, economic, and policy language. It serves to standardize measurements to a per-person basis, enabling comparisons across populations of different sizes. The genitive singular form asukaskohtaisen is used when the adjective modifies a following noun in the genitive, for example in phrases like asukaskohtaisen tulonjaon taso.

Common usage and examples: In Finnish statistics and official documents, you will encounter expressions such as asukaskohtaisen tulonjaon taso (the level of per-capita income distribution) or asukaskohtaisen energiankulutuksen määrä (the amount of per-capita energy consumption). It is also used to describe costs, taxes, or subsidies on a per-person basis, facilitating cross-country or cross-regional comparisons regardless of population size.

Declension (illustrative forms): Nominative singular: asukaskohtainen; Genitive singular: asukaskohtaisen; Nominative plural: asukaskohtaiset; Genitive plural: asukaskohtaisten. The form asukaskohtaisen specifically appears in contexts where the adjective modifies a following noun in the genitive.

See also: related terms in Finnish such as per capita in statistical language, and the root concepts asukas and kohtainen.