kustannusmielessä

Kustannusmielessä is a Finnish adverb meaning “from a cost perspective” or “cost-wise.” It is formed from kustannus (cost) and mielessä (in mind), and functions to indicate that a statement, analysis, or decision is evaluated with costs as the primary criterion. The expression is most common in formal or semi-formal writing, such as business reports, policy analyses, budgeting documents, or academic texts dealing with economic evaluation.

Usage focuses on comparing options or actions based on their cost implications. It can introduce a clause or phrase that specifies the cost criterion, for example: “Kustannusmielessä ratkaisu X on edullisempi kuin Y” or “Kustannusmielessä hankintaa tulisi harkita uudelleen.” The term is often used alongside other evaluative criteria such as quality, timeline, or risk, to indicate a particular perspective in the discussion.

Nuances and register: kustannusmielessä carries a neutral to evaluative tone appropriate for professional language. It is less common in casual speech and more typical in contexts where cost analysis is central. Related expressions include kustannusten perusteella or kustannusnäkökulmasta, which convey similar ideas with slightly different nuance. In English, the expression can be translated as “cost-wise” or “from a cost perspective.”