Putket

Putket is a Finnish noun in its plural form meaning pipes or tubes. In everyday Finnish, putket refer to hollow cylindrical conduits used to transport liquids, gases, or slurries. They are a central concept in plumbing, heating, and industrial infrastructure, and are commonly discussed in both domestic and professional contexts.

In residential settings, putket describe water supply and drainage pipes, as well as other conduits that connect appliances and systems. In industrial and construction contexts, the term covers piping networks (often referred to as putkisto) that distribute fluids within plants, facilities, or infrastructure projects. The word can appear in technical documentation, maintenance manuals, and engineering plans where multiple pipes are considered collectively rather than individually.

Grammatically, putket is the plural form of putki; the singular is putki. Other inflected forms include putken (genitive) and putkia (partitive). The term is neutral and widely used across Finnish-language technical and everyday communication.

Putket is not a proper noun in standard Finnish usage and does not denote a specific place or widely recognized entity on its own. It may, however, appear in compound terms related to piping systems and related trades, such as plumbing or pipeline engineering. See also putki, the singular form; putkisto, a term for a pipe network; and putkimies, a plumber.