omaisuutta

Omaisuus is a Finnish noun meaning property, assets, or wealth that belongs to a person, organization, or state. It encompasses both material items and financial resources that have value. In everyday language, omaisuus refers to a person’s possessions and the financial means they control.

Omaisuus can be broadly divided into tangible and intangible categories. Tangible omaisuus includes real estate (kiinteistöjä), vehicles, equipment, and other physical objects. Intangible omaisuus covers items such as shares, patents, copyrights, and other forms of intellectual property. In many contexts, omaisuus also includes financial assets like cash and bank deposits, as well as collective assets held by organizations.

In legal and economic contexts, omaisuus is central to ownership, transfer, and protection of rights. Ownership rights determine who may use or dispose of omaisuus, and transfers or inheritance move omaisuus from one holder to another. In accounting and taxation, omaisuus is recorded as assets on balance sheets, categorized as current, fixed, or intangible assets, and subject to depreciation or amortization where applicable.

Linguistically, omaisuus appears in various grammatical forms; for example, omaisuuden and omaisuutta are used in different cases. The form omaisuutta is the partitive singular, often used with verbs that require a partitive object, such as omistaa omaisuutta (to own assets).

Overall, omaisuus is a fundamental concept in Finnish law, economics, and everyday language, describing what belongs to someone and what can be owned, transferred, or managed.