teollisuudellekin

Teollisuudellekin is a Finnish linguistic expression used to emphasize that a policy, measure, or consideration should apply to or benefit the industrial sector as well. The phrase conveys the sense “even for industry” or “also for industry” and is commonly encountered in political, economic, and public discourse.

Etymology and morphology: the term combines teollisuus (industry) with the allative suffix -lle, indicating a target or beneficiary, and the enclitic particle -kin, which adds emphasis meaning “also/even.” As a result, teollisuudellekin functions as an adverbial or predicative modifier that broadens the scope of a statement to include industry.

Usage and contexts: teollisuudellekin appears in debates on taxation, regulation, energy policy, industrial investment, and competitiveness. It is used to argue that measures should not only serve consumers, households, or environmental goals but also consider the interests and resilience of industry. For example, phrases like “verotuksen keventäminen teollisuudellekin” or “investoinnit teollisuudellekin” illustrate the intended inclusivity of policy effects.

Significance: the expression reflects a facet of Finnish public rhetoric that seeks stakeholder-inclusive language. It also highlights how Finnish grammar enables nuanced emphasis through suffixes and enclitics. While not an idiom with fixed meaning, teollisuudellekin is understood in policy and media contexts as a call to balance social and economic objectives by explicitly including industry as a stakeholder.

See also: teollisuus, kin suffix, allative case.