yhtiön

Yhtiö is a Finnish noun meaning a company, corporation, or firm. The form yhtiön is the singular genitive, used to express possession or relation, for example yhtiön hallinto (the company’s governance) or yhtiön toiminta (the company’s operations).

Grammar and usage: Finnish forms possession and relation with suffixes. The singular genitive suffix for yhtiö is -n, producing yhtiön. The plural genitive is yhtiöiden, used when referring to more than one company, for example yhtiöiden johtajat (the directors of the companies) or yhtiöiden päätökset (the companies’ decisions). The genitive is commonly used in legal, financial, and business language to indicate ownership, association, or attributes.

Legal context and terminology: The term yhtiö covers corporate entities broadly. In Finnish corporate law, specific forms include osakeyhtiö (Oy, a limited liability company), avoin yhtiö (Ay, a general partnership), and kommandiittiyhtiö (Ky, a limited partnership). Osakeyhtiö is the most common form for larger businesses and is governed by distinct regulations regarding share capital, liability, and governance.

Related terms and usage notes: Yhtiö can be contrasted with yritys (a business or enterprise) and firma (firm, often in everyday or historical usage). In official documents and contracts, yhtiö is frequently part of compound phrases describing the company’s structure, activities, or obligations. The word functions as a key building block in Finnish business and legal vocabulary, with yhtiön marking possession in phrases referring to a specific company.