kauppallinen

Kauppallinen is a Finnish adjective meaning related to commerce or trade, or intended for sale; in other words, commercial. It describes activities, goods, or institutions connected with business and market exchange. In Finnish usage it frequently appears in compounds: kauppallinen toiminta (commercial activity), kauppallinen yhteistyö (commercial or corporate collaboration), and kauppallinen kiinteistö (property used for business purposes).

Grammatical notes: kauppallinen is primarily an adjective. The corresponding noun for a merchant is kauppias. In older or regional Finnish, kauppallinen can sometimes appear as a noun, but this usage is rare in contemporary standard Finnish.

Etymology: The word derives from kauppa ('trade, shop') plus the suffix -llinen, which forms adjectives meaning belonging to or connected with.