vastiketta

Vastiketta is a Finnish noun form: vastiketta is the partitive form of vastike, used to refer to compensation, remuneration, a fee or consideration paid in exchange for goods, services, or contractual performance. The term appears in various contexts.

In ordinary usage, vastiketta means a fee or charge that is paid; for example, maksaa vastiketta means to pay compensation or a fee.

In the housing sector, vastike most commonly denotes the monthly maintenance fee charged by a housing company or housing association (taloyhtiö) to residents to cover common costs such as upkeep, management, property insurance, and utilities. The amount is determined by the board or budget and billed monthly; residents pay the vastike as part of their housing costs. The plural vastikkeet refers to maintenance fees from multiple units.

In law and contract language, vastike can mean consideration or compensation given in exchange for the performance of an obligation or the transfer of goods or services. The precise meaning depends on context and grammatical form; vastiketta is the partitive form used when the word functions as the object of a verb (for example, maksaa vastiketta).