Kotitalouteen

Kotitalouteen is the illative form of the Finnish noun kotitalous, meaning the household or household economy. In Finnish, illative forms indicate movement toward or direction to a place or entity, and kotitalouteen is used to refer to matters that concern the household as a unit or to actions directed at households.

In usage, kotitalouteen appears in contexts such as economics, statistics, and social policy. It is employed when describing programs, costs, or policies aimed at households, or when discussing data and phenomena that specifically relate to households. For example, phrases such as kotitalouteen kohdistuvat tuet (supports directed at households) or kotitalouteen liittyvät tilastot (statistics related to households) illustrate its function.

Etymologically, the form is built from kotitalous combined with the illative suffix -een, yielding a word that signals “into the household” or “to the household.” Its use is primarily found in formal or technical Finnish, including governmental or statistical writing, academic works, and policy documents, rather than everyday speech.

Relation to other terms: kotitalouteen is distinct from general concepts like kansantalous (the national economy) and individual household terms that describe location or state, such as kotitaloudessa (in the household). It emphasizes the unit of a household as the scope of reference, often in contrast to broader economic aggregates or personal finances.

See also: kotitalous, kotitalouteen liittyvä, tilastot, talouspolitiikka, kulutus, perhe.