kulutusluokan

Kulutusluokan is a Finnish term used to describe the classification of a product's energy or resource consumption within consumer information and regulation. It indicates how much energy a product typically uses during normal operation and helps compare efficiency between models.

The concept is widely used for household appliances, electronics, lighting, and motor vehicles. In practice, a kulutusluokan label may specify both an efficiency class and an estimated annual energy consumption in kilowatt-hours or liters per 100 kilometers, depending on the product category.

Finnish usage generally aligns with European energy labeling schemes, which use a graded scale from high efficiency to low efficiency (commonly represented by letter classes such as A to G). The exact boundaries and labels may differ by product type and regulatory updates.

Etymology and usage: the word combines kulutus (consumption) and luokka (class); kulutusluokan is the genitive form used in Finnish sentences to refer to “the consumption class” of a product.

See also energy labeling, energy efficiency, environmental labeling.