Kohennus

Kohennus is a Finnish noun that refers to the act or result of improving, upgrading, or refining something to a better state. It denotes targeted enhancements rather than broad, structural change, and the object of kohennus can be tangible (a product, infrastructure, a process) or intangible (skills, quality, performance).

Derived from the verb kohentaa, meaning to improve or upgrade, kohennus shares the sense of practical enhancement and is commonly used in both everyday language and professional contexts.

Common domains for kohennus include personal development (improving skills or health), product or service improvements (quality upgrades), technology upgrades, and urban or organizational renewal (municipal or corporate improvement). In public and professional discourse, kohennus often implies incremental, cost-effective upgrades rather than sweeping reform.

Nuance and relation to other terms: Kohennus emphasizes concrete, usable upgrades and visible enhancements, often with measurable outcomes such as increased efficiency, reliability, or improved appearance. It is distinct from broader terms like parannus (improvement) or kehitys (development), though they share related ideas.

See also: kohentaminen, parannus.