Vanhuksien

Vanhuksien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun vanhukset, which means the elderly or elder people. It is used to express possession or association with this group, in phrases like vanhuksien oikeudet (the rights of the elderly) or vanhuksien hoito (care of the elderly).

Grammatically, standard Finnish typically uses the genitive plural vanhusten. Vanhuksien is considered non-standard or dialectal in many contexts and may appear in older texts or in certain regional usages. Despite being less common in contemporary formal Finnish, it can still be seen in literature or colloquial speech as a familiar inflection of the same noun.

Usage and context often involve social policy, healthcare, and aging-related topics. In public discourse, discussions about vanhuksien well-being or services may arise, with terminology focusing on elder care, social protection, and aging demographics. The form vanhuksien might appear when the author chooses a different inflection pattern or when drawing on historical language forms, but it is not the primary form used in modern Finnish standard writing.

See also: vanhus, vanhukset, aging in Finland, elder care, gerontology, Finnish grammar, genitive constructions.