maksullinen

Maksullinen is a Finnish adjective meaning that something requires payment or is paid, i.e., it costs money to access, use, or obtain it. It is used to describe services, products, or content, and its opposite is ilmainen, meaning free.

In Finnish, maksullinen is typically used before the noun it modifies. Common phrases include maksullinen palvelu (paid service), maksullinen sisältö (paid content), maksullinen sovellus (paid app), maksullinen tilaus (paid subscription), and maksullinen versio (paid version). The term is widely employed in consumer contexts such as retail, software distribution, websites, and app stores to distinguish between free and fee-based offerings. The adjective can also be used predicatively, as in Tämä palvelu on maksullinen.

Etymology and nuance: maksullinen is formed from the noun maksu (payment) with the derivational suffix -llinen, which indicates characteristic or possessing a feature. Thus, maksullinen literally conveys “having a payment requirement.” The word is neutral and standard in Finnish, suitable for both official language and everyday use. It can appear in marketing, user guides, price lists, and legal or policy text where the cost of access or use is stated.

See also: ilmainen (free), maksuton (no charge), paid content, paid service. The term is part of a broader vocabulary used to categorize digital and non-digital offerings by whether they require payment.