Kannattavuutena

Kannattavuutena is a linguistic form used in Finnish to express “as profitability” or “in the capacity of profitability.” It is derived from the noun kannattavuus, which means profitability, viability, or return on investment. The word is formed with the essive case ending -na/-nä, which in Finnish denotes state, role, or characteristic in a given context. Thus, kannattavuutena highlights profitability as a status or criterion in focus.

In practice, kannattavuutena appears mainly in written Finnish within business, finance, and economic analyses when a statement evaluates something from the standpoint of profitability. It can introduce a description of a situation, comparison, or assessment where profitability is the referenced attribute. For example, a sentence might say that “Tämän hankkeen kannattavuutena pidetään ensi vuoden tuottoennusteita,” meaning that the project’s profitability is considered to be the forecasted returns for next year.

The form is stylistically more specialized than the common comparative phrase kannattavuudeltaan, which means “in terms of profitability” and is often used in more natural, everyday analysis. Kannattavuutena emphasizes the role or status of profitability itself in the described context, but in many cases kannattavuudeltaan or other phrasing may be preferred for fluidity.

Related terms include kannattavuus (profitability/viability) and kestävyys (sustainability) as broader evaluative concepts. In practice, kannattavuutena is one tool for attributing or assessing a specific aspect of profitability within a larger analysis.