Korkoja

Korkoja is the partitive plural form of the Finnish noun korko, which in financial contexts most commonly denotes interest charged on a loan or the return on lending. The term is used when referring to multiple amounts or different kinds of interest, such as across several loans, accounts, or time periods.

In Finnish, korko is a masculine-sounding noun of the -o class. Its basic forms include korko (nominative singular), korot (nominative plural), korkojen (genitive plural), korkoa (partitive singular), and korkoja (partitive plural). The form korkoja is typically used with verbs that take a partitive object, for example: maksaa korkoja (to pay interest), nosu korkoja? or korkoja maksettiin (interest was paid). The choice of korkoja signals an indefinite or non-specific amount of interest.

Usage and meaning: korkoja can refer to the various interest rates offered by different financial products, the total interest payments owed over a period, or the concept of interest in general when discussing multiple items. The term often appears in financial reporting, consumer banking information, and budgeting discussions, especially when comparing rates or aggregating interest across loans or deposits. It coexists with related terms such as korkoprosentti (interest rate) and korkotaso (level of interest).

See also: korko, korkoprosentti, korkotaso.