Laskuista

Laskuista is the elative plural form of the Finnish noun lasku, which can mean bill or invoice as well as calculation. The elative case marks origin or source, so laskuista literally translates to “from the invoices” or “out of the calculations.” It is not a standalone concept, but a grammatical form used when information or evidence is said to come from invoices or calculations.

In practice, laskuista is most commonly encountered in accounting, auditing, reporting, and journalism. It introduces data or findings derived from invoices or numerical calculations. For example: Laskuista käy ilmi, että kulut ovat kasvaneet viime kuukauden aikana. This means “From the invoices it becomes evident that the costs have increased during the last month.” Another example: Laskuista saamamme luvut viittaavat siihen, että projektin kustannukset ylittävät budjetin. That is, “The figures we obtained from the invoices indicate that the project costs exceed the budget.”

Grammatical note: lasku is a noun with the plural laskut, and the elative plural is laskuista. The corresponding singular form is laskusta, used for “from the invoice.” Laskuista thus functions as a tool for attributing information to a source in Finnish syntax.

See also: lasku, laskut, elatiivinen sijamuoto (elative case).