Somattiset

Somattiset is a Finnish-language term used to describe bodily or somatic phenomena and aspects. It functions primarily as an adjective in scientific and academic writing, and its plural form is encountered when referring to bodily characteristics, processes, or conditions as distinct from mental or cognitive ones. The form derives from the somat- root, which ultimately traces to Greek soma, body.

In usage, somattiset appears in contexts across medicine, psychology, biology, and related fields to indicate a bodily basis or dimension. It can contrast bodily (somatic) elements with non-bodily or mental aspects, and is common in discussions of symptoms, functions, or diseases that pertain to the body rather than to cognition or emotion alone. In biology, the term may appear in compound expressions to denote body-related or somatic aspects as opposed to germline or hereditary factors.

In the arts and movement disciplines, somatic approaches emphasize awareness of the body, bodily sensation, and lived experience. Somatic practice can inform fields such as dance, education, therapy, and body-work, though the term is used with varying precision depending on the discipline and author.

Notes on usage: somattiset is most often found in written, technical Finnish and is part of a broader set of terms connected to somatics. In everyday Finnish, speakers may instead use more common words like kehoon liittyvät or ruumiillinen to convey bodily meaning. Related forms include somatic and somatikk concepts in cross-lertilization with English-language terminology. See also somatic.