suoritinyksikön

Suoritinyksikön is a Finnish term referring to a discrete unit of achievement or performance within educational or training contexts. It denotes a specific piece of learning that has been completed or demonstrated, such as a module, a competency, an exam, or another assessed outcome. The exact scope and value of a suoritinyksikön are determined by the issuing institution and can vary between programs and sectors.

Etymology and usage: the word is formed from suoritus (achievement, completion) and yksikkö (unit). In everyday Finnish, the more common concept for measuring study load is opintopiste (credit point), especially in higher education and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). Suoritinyksikön is more often encountered in contexts that emphasize competency-based assessment, modular curricula, or internal documentation where the emphasis is on completed performances rather than on standardized credit points.

Relation to opintopiste and system variation: in Finland, opintopiste remains the standard unit of credit for most degree programs. Suoritinyksikön may be used in some institutional contexts to describe a completed unit of learning outcomes that does not map rigidly to opintopiste, or to describe granular elements within a program. Therefore, the exact equivalence between a suoritinyksikön and opintopiste is not universal and should be understood in the specific institutional framework.

Examples and context: in a transcript or student information system, a suoritinyksikön value might appear alongside or instead of credit figures to indicate a specific completed performance. The term is primarily a descriptive label and is not a standardized measure across the Finnish education system.

See also: opintopiste, suoritus, tutkinto.