nimellisestä

Nimellisestä is the genitive form of the Finnish adjective nimellinen, which translates roughly as nominal or in name. The core sense of nimellinen is related to something that is stated or named, rather than measured in real terms. The word is used in several contexts, most prominently in economics and finance.

In economic and financial contexts nimellinen refers to values, prices, or rates that are stated in money terms without adjusting for changes in the price level, such as inflation. Common phrases include nimellinen arvo (nominal value), nimellinen hinta (nominal price), and nimellinen korko (nominal interest rate). These are typically contrasted with real values, e.g., reaali arvo or reaali korko, which reflect purchasing power after inflation or other adjustments.

In finance, nimellisarvo means the face value or nominal value printed on a bond or financial instrument, i.e., the amount that is paid at maturity or used for coupon calculations. The term nimellinen korko refers to the coupon rate specified in contract terms, before inflation is taken into account.

From a grammatical perspective, nimellinen behaves like a regular Finnish adjective and declines with the noun it describes. For example, nimellisen arvon (genitive), nimellistä arvoa (partitive), nimellinen arvo (nominative).

The concept of nimellinen thus appears across business, accounting, and everyday language when distinguishing between stated (nominal) figures and values that reflect real conditions.