Kaukopuhe

Kaukopuhe is a Finnish term that literally combines kauko meaning distant and puhe meaning speech or voice. In Finnish, the word is typically used to describe the purported ability to convey information between minds without ordinary sensory channels—what English-speaking contexts would call telepathy or remote mental communication.

Usage and scope: In Finnish discussions, kaukopuhe can refer to telepathic transmission of thoughts, or more broadly to forms of ESP (extrasensory perception) that would allow knowledge about distant people or events without direct observation. The term appears in parapsychology, occult literature, and popular culture, and may be used in fictional narratives to evoke psychic contact.

Scientific perspective: Mainstream science does not regard kaukopuhe as established. Controlled experiments in parapsychology have yielded inconsistent results, and no phenomenon has achieved widely accepted replicable evidence. Consequently, kaukopuhe sits outside the mainstream scientific consensus and is typically treated as a topic within folklore, speculative psychology, or fiction.

Cultural context: In Finland, kaukopuhe has appeared in historical debates about consciousness and mind, and continues to surface in science fiction and discussions of paranormal phenomena. Its usage is more common in colloquial or literary Finnish than in formal scientific writing.