Rekordien

Rekordien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun rekord, used to mean “of records” or “records” in contexts that require a possessive or descriptive relation. Rekord is a loanword from English and is used in Finnish in several senses, including data records, archival entries, and, less commonly, sports performances. The more everyday term for a notable performance is ennätys, while rekord is common in technical or formal registers. In standard Finnish, the nominative plural is rekordit and the genitive plural is rekordien, the form seen in many written texts when a plural “of records” expression is needed.

Rekordien typically appears in compound phrases that describe quantities, classifications, or repositories of records, such as rekordien määrä (the number of records), rekordien lista (a list of records), or rekordien arkisto (record archive). Because Finnish tends to favor more native terms for everyday use, rekord is most common in specialized or administrative contexts, while ennätys dominates in sport.

The concept of keeping and referencing records spans archives, libraries, statistics agencies, and organizations that publish lists of records. In international contexts, organizations such as Guinness World Records curate and verify world records, while national authorities might maintain their own registries. The term rekordien thus signals a formal, catalogued or enumerated collection of records rather than a single achievement.