Osakkaita

Osakkaita is a Finnish linguistic term meaning shareholders or co-owners, used as the partitive plural of the noun osakas. In everyday language, osakas refers to a person who holds a stake in a company or a partner in a business, and osakkaat is the nominative plural form. Osakkaita is used when the shareholders are the object of a sentence, for example: "Yritys tiedotti uuden suunnitelman osakkaille."

In formal or legal contexts, the term osakkeenomistajat is more common to denote the individuals who own shares in a corporation. The concept of ownership and the rights of shareholders are defined by Finnish corporate law, including the Companies Act (Osakeyhtiölaki) and the company’s articles of association. Typical rights include participation and voting at the general meeting, the right to receive information about the company, and the right to dividends, while obligations may include capital contributions as stipulated in the company’s governing documents. The exact scope of rights and privileges can vary depending on the form of business entity and the share classes issued.

Osakkaita is also used more broadly to refer to owners in cooperative or partnership contexts, where the emphasis is on joint ownership rather than formal shareholding. In those settings, more specific terms like osakas or partner may be used depending on the legal structure. The word highlights the collective nature of ownership and the stakeholder role of the individuals involved. See also osake, osakkeenomistaja, osakeyhtiö, yhtiökokous.