talouksien

Talouksien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun talous, which can refer to either the economy of a country or the finances of a household. As a genitive plural, talouksien is used when speaking about more than one economy or more than one household, or when attributing something to multiple such units.

Morphology and use: The form talouksien is created by adding the standard genitive plural suffix -ien to talous. It is distinct from taloudet (nominative plural) and talouden (genitive singular). The intended sense—macroeconomic, household finances, or a mixture—depends on context and the surrounding words.

Common contexts include statistics and policy discussions, where talouksien marks data that concern several households or economies. Examples: talouksien kulutus (households’ consumption), talouksien tulot (households’ incomes), talouksien velkaantuminen (increased household indebtedness), and talouksien kehitys (development of economies/households). In academic writing, it may appear with adjectives and verbs agreeing with the plural talouksien.

Related terms include talous (economy/household), talouspolitiikka (economic policy), and tilastot (statistics), particularly in sources published by Finnish authorities such as Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland).