Intressiä

Intressiä is the partitive form of the Finnish noun intressi. The word has several related meanings and is used in formal or written Finnish to express interest, stake, or concern in a matter.

One sense is a personal or organizational stake or vested interest: it denotes the benefits or advantages a person or group expects from a decision or outcome. For example, “Yrityksellä on intressi menestyä” means the company has a stake in success. In policy or corporate discussions, “intressit” can refer to the competing interests of different groups.

In finance and economics, intressi can refer to returns on capital, such as the interest earned on a loan or investment. In everyday language, however, the common term for this is korko (for the rate) or tuotto (return); intressi is more typical in formal texts.

Etymology: intressi is a loanword borrowed into Finnish, historically from Swedish intresse and ultimately from French/Latin roots related to interest and concern.

See also: intressi (singular); intressit (plural); intressin ajaminen (advocating one’s interests) and vested interests.