immateriaalilla

Immateriaalilla is the adessive form of the Finnish adjective immateriaalinen, meaning immaterial or intangible. It is used to indicate relation to or existence in the immaterial domain, often in more specialized or descriptive contexts. In everyday Finnish, the concept is usually expressed with phrases such as immateriaalinen omaisuus or immateriaalioikeudet rather than with the standalone form immateriaalilla.

In economics and law, immaterial concepts play a central role. Intangible assets, translated as immateriaalinen omaisuus, include software, patents, trademarks, licenses, customer relationships, and goodwill. These assets are recognized on balance sheets, may be amortized over their useful life, and can be tested for impairment. Intellectual property rights—immateriaalioikeudet—protect non-physical creations and have value in commercial transactions, licensing, and litigation. Although the adjective form immateriaalinen describes the asset class, the adessive immateriaalilla appears mainly in broader discussions about relation to immaterial things rather than as a distinct legal term.

Philosophical and linguistic contexts address immateriality more broadly. Discussions of mind, consciousness, information, or values often rely on related terms such as immateriaalisuus or immateriaalinen olemassaolo. In these fields, immaterial concepts are contrasted with physical, material phenomena and analyzed for their properties, evidentiary status, and epistemological implications.

See also: immateriaalinen omaisuus, immateriaalioikeudet, immateriaalisuus.