tunnusluvuina

Tunnusluvuina is a Finnish grammatical form used to indicate that data are presented or considered as key figures or metrics. The base noun tunnusluku refers to a number or figure that signifies a particular aspect of performance or characteristic. When used in the essive plural form tunnusluvuina, the phrase means "as key figures" or "as metrics," typically in lists or descriptions within reports, dashboards, and statistical bulletins.

This form is common in business and research writing in Finnish. It is often used to introduce a set of numeric indicators, such as financial performance, operational efficiency, or customer metrics. In practice, tunnusluvuina is used to describe how data should be interpreted or presented, rather than to describe the data itself in narrative form. It can appear in sentences such as: "Raportti esittää tunnusluvuina neljä päämittaria: liikevaihto, käyttökate, nettotulos ja kassavirta." It can also be used to frame comparisons or summaries across time periods or entities.

The term is interchangeable with other expressions such as mittarilista, mittarit, or indikaattorit, but tunnusluku emphasizes the numeric aspect. It is widely used in Finnish corporate reporting, public statistics, and scientific communications to summarize results succinctly.