Havaitutaan

Havaitutaan is the present passive form of the Finnish verb havaita, meaning to notice or detect. It is used to express that something is observed or detected without naming who is performing the observation. The construction is common in formal and neutral writing, such as scientific reports, official statements, and journalism.

In Finnish, the passive voice presents events without an explicit agent, and the present passive form can convey statements that apply broadly to a population or sample. The subject is often not stated, making the sentence impersonal. For example, Tutkimuksessa havaitutaan useita eroja. Yleisesti havaitutaan, että ilmastonmuutoksen vaikutukset vahvistuvat.

Havaitutaan is typically used when the emphasis is on the observation itself rather than on who observed it. It can appear in phrases that describe findings, results, or trends in a general sense. The form contrasts with the active voice (havaitsee) and with other passive forms (havaittaan), which may carry slightly different stylistic nuances.

Related concepts include havaita (to notice/detect), havaittu (observed), havaittavuus (detectability), and havaittava (observable). The term is part of standard Finnish scientific and formal prose, and its use signals an emphasis on evidence and results rather than on actors.