taloudellisessa

Taloudellisessa is the inessive singular form of the Finnish adjective taloudellinen, meaning economic or financial. It is used to describe something in the economic or financial sense when the head noun is in the inessive case, for example taloudellisessa mielessä (in economic terms) and taloudellisessa kontekstissa (in the economic context). The base word talous, meaning economy or finances, combines with the suffix -ellinen to form taloudellinen.

The usage is common in business, politics, media and academic writing to discuss economic conditions, policy or financial matters. Typical noun phrases include taloudellinen tilanne (economic situation) and taloudellinen kasvu (economic growth). The adverbial form taloudellisesti means economically or financially, as in discussions of performance or impact: something is analyzed taloudellisesti. The forms and inflection follow standard Finnish adjective patterns, with taloudellinen agreeing with the noun in number and case; taloudelliseen, taloudellisesta and other forms appear as the noun changes case.

In nuance, taloudellinen conveys matters related to the economy, finances or financial aspects, rather than broader social or political dimensions. It is distinct from talous as a noun (the economy) and from taloudellisesti, the adverb, which modifies verbs or predicates rather than nouns. The term appears across public discourse, corporate reporting and economic literature, always in neutral, descriptive usage.

See also talous, taloudellisuus, finanssi.