vaivoja

Vaivoja is a Finnish noun meaning troubles, inconveniences, or physical ailments. It is the partitive plural form of vaiva and is used to indicate multiple problems or an unspecified amount of trouble. The base noun vaiva encompasses a broad sense of difficulty, discomfort, or nuisance, and vaivoja extends that sense to several occasions or to non-specified pain or trouble.

In everyday language, vaivoja is commonly used with health and mobility issues. For example, "Minulla on vaivoja selässä" means I have some back trouble, and "Hän kärsii vaivoista" means He suffers from ailments. A common question to ask about someone's health is "Mitä vaivoja sinulla on?" (What troubles do you have?). The expression can also refer to non-medical inconveniences, such as situational or practical problems: "pieniä vaivoja arkisissa askareissa."

In medical or formal contexts, vaiva and vaivat are often used alongside oireet (symptoms) and sairaus (illness) to describe health problems in a neutral way. The term is generally regarded as everyday language rather than technical medical jargon.

See also: vaiva, vaivat, oire, sairaus.