Loppusummasta

Loppusummasta is the elative form of loppusumma, a Finnish noun meaning the final total amount due in a transaction. In accounting, invoicing and budgeting contexts, loppusumma refers to the total payable after all components such as taxes, shipping, discounts, and fees have been taken into account. The elative form loppusummasta translates roughly as “from the final sum” or “of the final total,” and is used when the final amount is the source or basis of something in a sentence.

Common usage and context

Loppusumma is widely used in invoices, receipts, and financial reports. In such documents, the nominative form denotes the final total itself (laskun loppusumma). The elative form loppusummasta appears when referring to a portion, change, or characteristic derived from that final amount, for example indicating calculations based on the final total or describing actions performed with respect to it. Finnish business language often contrasts loppusumma with related terms like kokonaismäärä (overall amount) or yhteensä (in total).

Grammar notes

Loppusumma is a compound noun formed from loppu (end) and summa (sum). It declines normally in Finnish declension. Loppusumman is the genitive form, loppusumman as a possible accusative/genitive alternate, and loppusummasta the elative form. The choice of form depends on the grammatical role of the noun in the sentence.

Examples

Laskun loppusumma on 1 200 euroa. Loppusummasta on vähennetty alennus ja arvonlisävero. In these sentences, the first states the final amount, while the second uses the elative to indicate something calculated or described from that final total.