Epäreiluja

Epäreiluja is the plural form of the Finnish adjective epäreilu, meaning not fair or unjust. In usage, epäreiluja can refer to unfair acts, practices, or situations when the noun is understood in plural, for example epäreiluja tekoja (unfair acts) or epäreiluja käytäntöjä (unfair practices). The word is built from the negation prefix epä- and the stem reilu (fair). It can function as an adjective or as part of noun phrases describing multiple instances of unfairness.

In everyday use, epäreilu describes actions or conditions that violate principles of fairness or equal treatment. This includes cheating, deception, exploitation, or unequal opportunities. It is common in discussions about sportsmanship, business ethics, education, and politics. The term is closely related to epäreiluus (unfairness) and stands in contrast to oikューudenmukaisuus (fairness) or reiluus (fairness).

In more formal or legal contexts, phrases such as epäreilu kilpailu (unfair competition) or epäreilut käytännöt (unfair practices) appear, sometimes with regulatory or ethical implications. The concept is normative, signaling behavior that falls outside accepted standards of fair play and equal opportunity. Because perceptions of what is epäreilu can vary by culture, context, and norms, discussions often focus on specific situations rather than on a universal standard.