Heikkoudet

Heikkoudet is a Finnish noun meaning weaknesses or drawbacks. It is the plural form of heikkous and is used to describe limitations, vulnerabilities, or shortcomings in a person, organization, system, product, or process. It is often contrasted with vahvuudet, which means strengths.

In Finnish grammar, heikkoudet is a regular plural noun: nominative plural is heikkoudet, partitive plural is heikkouksia. The word generally carries a neutral to slightly negative tone, depending on context. In some contexts, more neutral or constructive terms such as kehitysalueet (development areas) or puutteet (shortcomings) may be preferred to emphasize improvement rather than defect.

Context and usage: In personal development and human resources, discussions of heikkoudet commonly occur alongside vahvuudet to guide performance reviews and development plans. In business, risk assessment and quality control use heikkoudet to refer to vulnerabilities in processes, systems, or products. In research or evaluation, the term helps describe limitations of a method, dataset, or model.

See also: vahvuudet, kehitysalueet, puutteet.