Kilpailuvirasto
التعريفات والمعاني
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
kilpailu (“competition”) + virasto (“authority”)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkilpɑi̯luˌʋirɑsto/, [ˈk̟ilpɑ̝i̯luˌʋirɑ̝s̠to̞]
Rhymes: -irɑsto
Syllabification(key): Kil‧pai‧lu‧vi‧ras‧to
Hyphenation(key): Kil‧pailu‧viras‧to
=== Proper noun ===
Kilpailuvirasto (dated)
the Finnish Competition Authority (former authority under the Finnish government, now part of Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto)
==== Usage notes ====
Corresponding authorities in English-speaking countries include:
Competition Bureau (Canada)
Competition Commission (UK, SA, India)
Federal Trade Commission (US)
Competition Authority (Ireland)
Competition and Consumer Commission (Australia)
Commerce Commission (NZ).
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“Kilpailuvirasto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026