kustannusnousulla
Kustannusnousulla is a Finnish neologism used in public and media discourse to denote the phenomenon of rising costs across the economy. The term functions as a descriptive label for situations in which increasing input prices—such as energy, raw materials, or logistics—start to influence prices, margins, and budgeting for businesses and households. It is not a formal economic category, but a framing device that appears in journalism, policy discussions, and parliamentary debates.
Etymology and usage of the form are straightforward in Finnish: kustannus means cost, nousu means rise, and
The term has gained prominence particularly in discussions from the 2010s onward, in contexts such as energy
Implications of the concept include strained household budgets, shifts in wage negotiations, and policy considerations regarding