Miehet

Miehet is the Finnish noun meaning “men” and is the plural form of mies. It refers to adult male humans or to a group that consists of men. The word is commonly used in ordinary speech and writing to denote male individuals or to discuss groups of men as a demographic.

Finnish has no grammatical gender, so miehet is not gendered in the sense of masculine endings beyond its plural form. The noun declines by case like other Finnish words. The nominative plural is miehet. Common other forms include genitive plural miesten and partitive plural miehiä; the singular forms are mies (nominative) and miehen (genitive) or miestä (partitive). In sentences: “Miehet odottavat junaa.” (The men are waiting for the train.) “Miesten mielestä se on tärkeää.” (In the men’s opinion, it is important.) “Näen miehiä kahvilassa.” (I see men in the cafe.)

Usage notes: miehet is a straightforward reference to adult male people and is neutral in most contexts. However, Finnish lacks a grammatical gender and, in modern writing, speakers often prefer gender-neutral terms such as ihmiset (people) when the reference is inclusive or not strictly male. The word frequently appears in common phrases like “miehet ja naiset” (men and women) and in discussions of male-related groups, communities, or activities.