Hyötyjen

Hyötyjen is Finnish word formed as the genitive plural of the noun hyöty, meaning benefit, utility, or advantage. The genitive plural is used to express possession or relation to benefits, for example in phrases like hyötyjen jakautuminen (distribution of benefits) and hyötyjen laskeminen (calculation of benefits). The nominative plural of hyöty is hyödyt, while hyötyjen refers specifically to “of the benefits” or “the benefits’.”

In practice, hyötyjen appears frequently in economics, public policy, environmental planning and risk assessment when discussing the effects or gains produced by a policy or project. It commonly co-occurs with kustannukset (costs) in formulations such as kustannusten ja hyötyjen suhde and kustannus-hyötyanalyysi (cost-benefit analysis). Other collocations include hyötyjen maksimointi (maximization of benefits) and hyötyjen kohdentaminen (allocation of benefits).

Hyötyjen is a generic linguistic form rather than a separate concept. It is used across domains to refer to benefits in a structured way, and its meaning aligns with other Finnish terms for advantage or gain. The word should be distinguished from near-synonyms such as etu or hyödyke; etu is broader and can refer to advantages in general, while hyödyke denotes a tangible commodity, not a benefit.