Korkojen

Korkojen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun korko. Korko has several common meanings in Finnish, most notably a financial term for interest rate and, in a different domain, a component of footwear referring to a heel. The genitive plural korkojen is used to indicate possession or association with multiple korko items, such as in phrases about more than one interest rate or more than one heel.

In finance and economics, korkojen appears in statements about changes in rates. For example, korkojen nousu means “the rise of interest rates,” and korkojen lasku means “the fall of interest rates.” This usage is prevalent in economic news, policy discussions, and financial reporting, where the focus is on rates across countries, instruments, or time periods.

In other contexts, korko can also mean the heel of a shoe, though such usage is less common in everyday financial writing. When referring to multiple heels, korkojen may occur as part of a possessive construction (for example, in descriptions involving several heels or shoes), but fashion and product descriptions more typically use other phrasing such as kengän korko or korkokehys-related terms.

Etymology and grammar: korkojen is formed from korko by adding the genitive plural suffix -en. It is a grammatical form, not a base meaning, and appears in noun phrases that modify another noun.

See also: korko, korkokanta, korkosijoitus.