Perustamalla

Perustamalla is a Finnish non-finite verb form derived from the verb perustaa, meaning to found or establish. It is an adverbial participle formed with the suffix -malla, producing the meaning “by founding” or “by establishing.” The form expresses the means or method by which an action is performed and is used to link clauses, describing how something is achieved rather than who performs the action.

In usage, perustamalla often appears in formal or written Finnish to indicate the method behind an action. It can introduce a subordinate clause or appear within a sentence to describe the means of an action: for example, Perustamalla uuden yrityksen hän loi työpaikkoja alueelleen. The form is part of a broader family connected to the verb’s other non-finite and deverbal forms, such as the noun perustaminen (the act of founding) and the agent noun perustaja (founder). As a non-finite form, perustamalla does not specify a subject and relies on the main clause for its argument structure.