paniikki

Paniikki is the Finnish word for the emotion and experience of sudden fear, anxiety, or a sense of impending danger. In everyday language it is used to describe panic in both short-lived moments and more sustained states of unease. In medical and psychological contexts the term is commonly linked to discussions of panic symptoms and panic attacks, with the compound paniikkikohtaus used for a clinical panic episode.

Etymology and usage: The word paniikki is a loanword from the English “panic,” which itself derives from Greek panikos, via Latin and other European languages such as Swedish. Finnish spelling conforms to its phonological system, resulting in the form paniikki with double i. The term appears across journalism, education, and popular media to convey urgency or intense emotion, and it is distinct from more clinical terms that describe anxiety disorders in formal settings.

Capitalized form: When written as Paniikki, the word may function as a proper name in various contexts, including as a stylistic or branded title for artistic, musical, or media projects. In such uses, the capitalization signals a distinctive identity rather than the generic feeling of fear.

See also: Panic, Panic attack, Paniikkikohtaus.

Notes: As a common noun, paniikki remains a neutral descriptor in Finnish. Any specific entity or work named Paniikki would require disambiguation to identify its particular subject.