Kustannuksiltaan

Kustannuksiltaan is a Finnish adverb meaning "in terms of costs" or "cost-wise." It is used to indicate that an evaluation, comparison, or description concerns the cost dimension rather than other aspects such as quality, performance, or risk. The term is common in business, economics, procurement, budgeting, and policy discussions.

Grammar and usage: Kustannuksiltaan is typically used in compound expressions with adjectives to describe how costly something is. It often precedes the adjective it modifies, as in kustannuksiltaan edullinen (cost-wise affordable) or kustannuksiltaan kilpailukykyinen (cost-wise competitive). It can also be paired with nouns in broader statements, for example noting that a option is “kustannuksiltaan korkea” (high in cost).

Etymology and scope: The word combines kustannus (cost) with a suffix that marks a dimension or aspect, here the cost dimension. It functions as an adverbial modifier to frame evaluations along the cost axis. While related terms exist (such as kustannukset meaning costs, tai kustannuksellisesti in broader contexts), kustannuksiltaan specifically signals cost as the evaluative criterion.

Examples: Kustannuksiltaan edullisin ratkaisu on se, joka täyttää vaatimukset pienimmillä kokonaiskustannuksilla. Kustannuksiltaan korkea investointi voi maksaa itsensä takaisin pitkällä aikavälillä.

See also: cost, cost-effectiveness, cost analysis.