Kustannusetä
Kustannusetä is a Finnish term used in business discourse to describe a role, position, or approach dedicated to overseeing and reducing costs across an organization. The word combines kustannus, meaning cost, with a suffix that signals a functional role. The term is informal and not standardized in official Finnish governance or accounting literature, and its exact origins vary across industries and companies.
In practice, a kustannusetä may be tasked with identifying major cost drivers, leading cost-reduction initiatives, coordinating
The term is most commonly encountered in contemporary Finnish corporate discourse, particularly in startups, technology firms,
See also: cost management, cost optimization, lean management, procurement, financial controlling.