häiriintyneitä
Häiriintyneitä is a Finnish plural form of the adjective häiriintynyt, meaning disturbed, deviant, or emotionally unsettled. In everyday language it can describe people or behavior that is perceived as disruptive or outside typical social norms. The term is frequently found in referential phrases such as häiriintyneitä lapsia (disturbed children) or häiriintyneitä käytösmalleja (disturbed behavior patterns). Because it carries a normative judgment, its use can be stigmatizing when applied to individuals rather than to specific actions or conditions.
Linguistically, häiriintynyt is derived from the noun häiriö (disturbance, disorder) and the adjectival ending -nty- plus
In professional contexts, particularly in psychology, psychiatry, or social work, more precise and neutral terminology is
See also: mental health terminology in Finnish, stigma in medical language, disorder.