Kulutustele

Kulutustele is a Finnish linguistic form derived from the noun kulutus, which means consumption or expenditure. The form is created by adding the allative suffix -lle, resulting in a sense of "to the expenses" or "for the expenditure." In practice, kulutusele is typically treated as a grammatical inflection rather than a standalone term.

In budgeting, accounting, and public administration, kulutusele surfaces in contexts where costs are allocated to a particular cost object, such as a department, project, or program. The form helps indicate the target of the expenditure and is used in formal documents, financial reports, and procurement specifications to specify where expenses are directed.

Because kulutustele is a case form, its exact meaning depends on the surrounding syntax and the nouns it connects with. It is most common in more formal or archival Finnish rather than casual speech, and may appear alongside other case-inflected phrases describing cost allocation.

See also kulutus, kustannus, kustannuspaikka, budjetointi, kustannusten kohdistaminen.