200henkiseen

200henkiseen is a Finnish-language term used in informal discourse to describe something relating to a group of about two hundred people. It is formed from the numeral 200 and the adjective henkinen, which denotes “of people” or “person-based.” The standard written form is 200-henkinen; inflected forms include 200-henkiseen (illative), 200-henkisen (genitive), and related variants. The unhyphenated spelling 200henkiseen can appear in casual text, but hyphenation is preferred in formal writing.

Usage and meaning: The term is not a technical or institutional label but a descriptive modifier indicating approximate size. It can refer to events, audiences, studies, or organizations that number around two hundred participants. For example, 200-henkiseen tilaisuuteen suunnataan pääosa kutsuista (Most invitations are directed toward a 200-person event), or tutkimus perustuu 200-henkiseen otokseen (the study is based on a 200-person sample).

Origins: The construction reflects a common Finnish pattern of combining a numeral with the suffix henkinen to express “a group of people” or “people-sized.” It is a natural, everyday-language device rather than a formal technical term.

See also: Finnish language, Finnish numerals, henkinen.