putkija

Putkija is a Finnish noun that would denote a person who works with pipes, i.e., a pipe worker. It is formed from the stem putki (pipe) with the agentive suffix -ja, a productive pattern in Finnish for creating occupational nouns. The word is not common in modern standard Finnish; when referring to someone who installs or maintains piping, speakers usually use putkimies (plumber) or putkiasentaja (pipe installer).

Usage and context: Putkija tends to appear mainly in linguistic discussions about word formation, historical texts, or as a theoretical example of how agent nouns are derived. It may also show up in fictional, stylistic, or regional uses, but it is not part of the everyday occupational vocabulary in Finland today.

See also: Putkimies; Putkiasentaja.