Riskeiltään

Riskeiltään is a Finnish adverbial expression meaning in terms of risk or risk-wise. It is used to frame a statement or comparison from the perspective of risk, rather than other criteria such as cost, speed, or convenience. The phrase helps to specify that the emphasis is on the level or nature of risk associated with a person, action, option, or outcome.

In practice, riskeiltään is commonly found in risk assessments, policy analysis, financial and business discussions, healthcare, and journalism. It is used to compare alternatives by their risk profiles, or to assess how a situation might unfold if risk factors are taken into account. For example, one might say that two investment strategies differ riskeiltään, with one carrying a lower probability of loss, or that a project is riskeiltään more favorable than another due to its lower potential for severe adverse events.

Examples of usage include sentences such as: Vaihtoehdot A ja B eroavat riskeiltään siten, että A sisältää pienemmän todennäköisyyden suurille vahingoille. Sijoitusstrategioilla on riskeiltään erilaiset profiilit. Riskeiltään alhaiset ratkaisut voivat soveltua paremmin lyhyellä aikavälillä.

Etymology: riski (risk) combines with the suffix -ltään, which expresses perspective or aspect, yielding a modifier meaning “in terms of risk” or “risk-wise.” The form is used to shift focus onto risk as a criterion in evaluation and comparison.