Rahastoitua

Rahastoitua is a Finnish adjective or past passive participle meaning “funded.” It is used to describe something that has received financial support from a fund, foundation, or similar organized financing source. The term is common in academic, cultural, and policy texts to indicate the source of funding rather than the act of financing itself.

Etymology and usage notes: The word is formed from the noun rahasto (fund) combined with a participial suffix, producing a form that can modify nouns. It can be used attributively, as in rahastoitua tutkimusta (funded research), or predicatively in contexts like projekti on rahastoitua (the project is funded). The form changes to agree with the modified noun in number and case, for example rahastoitujen projektien tulokset (the results of funded projects). The nuance it carries is specifically about funding received from a fund or funder, and it is distinct from more general terms like rahoitettu (financed) which do not specify the fund source.

Contexts and examples: Rahastoitua research is common in reports and grant announcements, where researchers and institutions describe projects that receive support from government funds, research foundations, or philanthropic pools. Other typical collocations include rahastoitua koulutusta (funded education programs) and rahastoitujen projektien tulokset (the outcomes of funded projects). The term helps clarify the financial provenance of activities in public discourse, grant applications, and institutional reporting.

See also: rahasto, rahoitus, rahallinen tuki, rahoitettu.