välittömät
Välittömät is the plural nominative form of the Finnish adjective välitön, meaning immediate or direct. It is used to describe things that occur without intermediary steps or delay, or that are directly connected in a causal or spatial sense. The term contrasts with välillinen, which means indirect or mediated. The adverb form is välittömästi, and the noun form is välittömyys, denoting immediacy or directness.
Usage of välittömät typically appears with plural nouns such as vaikutukset (effects), yhteydet (connections), reaktiot (reactions),
In context, välittömät often emphasizes lack of an intervening step, delay, or mediation, making it a common
See also: välillinen (indirect), välittömyys (immediacy), välittömästi (immediately), directness.
Notes: The word is native to Finnish and is routinely used in formal and informal language to