epäseksuaalisiin

Epäseksuaalisiin is a Finnish illative plural form of the adjective epäseksuaalinen, used to refer to a group of people who identify as asexual. The base adjective describes the lack or low level of sexual attraction or interest. In Finnish, adjectives decline for case and number, so epäseksuaalinen becomes forms such as epäseksuaalisiin when the noun they modify is in illative case and refers to a group.

The related noun epäseksuaalisuus denotes the sexual orientation of asexuality. Asexuality is commonly understood as a lack of or very limited sexual attraction, and it exists on a spectrum: some who identify as asexual may still experience romantic attraction, and others may be aromantic. Asexuality is not synonymous with celibacy or abstinence, which are voluntary behavioral choices rather than orientations.

In Finnish discourse, epäseksuaalisuus and epäseksuaaliset ihmiset (asexual people) appear in education, research, media, and LGBTQ+ community discussions. Accurate usage distinguishes between describing asexual people (epäseksuaaliset ihmiset) and describing sexuality as a concept (epäseksuaalisuus). When the illative form epäseksuaalisiin appears, it is referring to actions, discussions, or contexts directed toward or involving a group of asexual people, with attention to proper grammatical agreement in the sentence.