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Viestit

Viestit is a Finnish term meaning messages or communications. It is the plural form of viesti, the singular noun for a message, and is used to refer to multiple messages in everyday language. In Finnish grammar, viesti is a native word, with viestit as its plural and viestiä as the partitive form. The related verb viestiä means to communicate or to send a message, and viestintä denotes the broader concept of communication.

In practical usage, viesti covers messages delivered by speech, writing, or electronic means. Common compounds include

The etymology of viesti is native to Finnish, and the word has become productive in forming new

tekstiviesti
for
a
text
message
and
other
forms
of
electronic
communication.
The
term
Viestit
is
also
used
as
a
title
or
label
in
various
Finnish
media
and
organizational
contexts,
where
it
conveys
the
idea
of
dispatched
information
without
specifying
content.
Because
of
its
neutral
and
versatile
meaning,
Viestit
can
appear
in
both
formal
and
informal
contexts.
compounds
to
express
different
aspects
of
messaging
and
communication.
Overall,
Viestit
serves
as
a
concise,
flexible
label
for
the
act
and
content
of
sending
messages
in
Finnish.