vihkija
Vihkija is a Finnish noun meaning “the one who performs consecration, ordination, or blessing.” It is formed from the verb vihkiä, which denotes to consecrate, dedicate, or ordain, with the agent noun suffix -ja, indicating a person who performs the action. In contemporary Finnish, the term is primarily used in ecclesiastical contexts.
In practice, a vihkija is the clergy member who conducts sacred rites that involve consecration or ordination.
The word appears mainly in liturgical and church-related texts, as well as historical descriptions of religious
See also: vihkiminen (the act of consecration or ordination), vihkija-ilmaukset in historical church records. The concept