nuorimiehet

Nuorimiehet is a Finnish noun meaning "young men." It refers to male individuals who are young in age and is used in formal, historical, or descriptive contexts to designate a group defined by age and gender. The term is a compound formed from nuori ("young") and mies ("man"). The usual singular is nuorimies, and the plural is nuorimiehet. In everyday language, speakers may use nuoret or nuoret miehet, depending on the context, but nuorimiehet remains common in written Finnish, especially in historical or demographic writing.

Usage and nuances: The exact age range implied by "young" is not fixed and varies with context and time. In demographic or sociological writing, nuorimiehet can refer to late adolescents through young adulthood; in historical sources it may reflect the social construction of youth at a given period. The term functions as a standard masculine plural noun and declines according to Finnish grammar (for example, nominative nuorimiehet, genitive nuorimiesten, partitive nuorimiehiä).

See also: nuoriso, nuoret, mies, demographic terminology in Finnish.