Papaiinilaiset
Papaiinilaiset is a term used in Finnish folklore and contemporary fantasy to denote a fictional ethnolinguistic group associated with papain, the proteolytic enzyme derived from papaya. The word is formed from papaiini (papain) and -lainen, a suffix meaning “people of” or “inhabitants of.”
In most depictions, papaiinilaiset are described as living in an isolated, often tropical-adjacent landscape or in
Language and culture: Some works present papaiinilaiset as having a constructed or heavily stylized language, with
Historical status: There is no evidence that papaiinilaiset existed as a real population; the concept appears