kapitalistinen

Kapitalistinen is a Finnish adjective meaning related to capitalism or capitalist in nature. It is used to describe economic systems, policies, or practices characterized by private ownership of the means of production, market-based resource allocation, the pursuit of profit, and wage labor. The term can refer to institutions, processes, or mindsets that align with market competition and private property.

The noun form is kapitalisti (capitalist) and the related noun kapita­lismi for capitalism. The adjective kapitalistinen is formed with the common Finnish suffix -inen. The concept entered Finnish discourse through translations and scholarly work on political economy, often via European languages such as Swedish and German during the modernization of the 19th and 20th centuries.

In contemporary Finnish usage, kapitalistinen is employed in neutral technical discussions as well as in evaluative discourse. It appears in analyses of economic policy, corporate governance, global trade, and neoliberal reforms, and in historical examinations of capitalist development in Finland and elsewhere. The term is frequently contrasted with socialist or welfare-state models, though its tone depends on the context and the author.

See also Kapitalismi, Kapitalisti, and related discussions of economic systems.