tekijät

Tekijät is a Finnish noun that serves as the plural form of tekijä. It commonly refers to people who create, produce, or originate something, such as authors, composers, designers, inventors, or makers. In broader usage, tekijät can denote the responsible parties behind a work or outcome.

Etymology and meaning. Tekijä is formed from the verb tehdä, meaning to do or make, with the agent noun suffix -jä, producing the sense “one who makes.” The plural tekijät then refers to multiple makers or creators. The word also appears in non-personal senses to indicate contributing causes or factors in a given result.

Usage and contexts. In arts and media, teoksen tekijät means the creators of a work—its authors, editors, or designers. In academic or scientific contexts, tekijät can refer to the researchers or authors of a study. Legally, tekijä denotes the author who holds initial rights to a work, and tekijänoikeudet refers to copyright; when several people contribute, all may be listed as tekijät. In everyday language, tekijät is equated with “the people responsible” for a project or product.

Tekijät as factors. In analysis, tekijä is used to denote a contributing factor or cause. Common phrases include mahdolliset tekijät (possible factors) or tekijät, jotka vaikuttavat tulokseen (factors that affect the outcome).

See also. Tekijä, Tekijänoikeus, Tekijänoikeudet.