johtopäätöksenä

Johtopäätöksenä is a Finnish noun form used idiomatically to mean "as a conclusion" or "in conclusion." Morphologically it is derived from johtopäätös ("conclusion" or "finding") with the genitive stem johtopäätöksen plus the essive ending -ä, producing a phrase often functioning adverbially or predicatively in sentences.

Common in formal and academic Finnish, johtopäätöksenä appears at the beginning of concluding sentences, for example: "Johtopäätöksenä voidaan todeta..." ("In conclusion, it can be stated..."). It signals a summary, final assessment, or outcome that follows from preceding analysis or evidence. The expression is stylistically neutral to formal and is frequent in reports, research papers, minutes, and public statements.

Etymologically johtopäätös is a compound of johtaa ("to lead") and päätös ("decision" or "conclusion"), so johtopäätöksenä carries the sense of something presented or taken as the resulting conclusion. Synonymous or related expressions include lopuksi, yhteenvetona, päätelmänä and johtopäätöksiä (plural forms occurring in different constructions).

Grammatically, johtopäätöksenä may combine with passive constructions ("... voidaan johtopäätöksenä todeta") or with possessive constructions to indicate someone's conclusion ("Hänen johtopäätöksenään oli..."). Its use is idiomatic and context-dependent, generally marking the transition to a summarizing statement.