Henkilökohtaisia

Henkilökohtaisia is a Finnish adjective form meaning “personal” or “pertaining to a person,” used in the partitive plural. It appears when the noun it modifies is plural and in the partitive case, for example in phrases describing information or matters that concern individuals.

Grammatical notes are straightforward in Finnish: henkilölkohtainen is the base adjective, and the partitive plural form that accompanies a plural noun is henkilölläkohtaisia (often written as henkilöllisiä? No, correct form is henkilökohtaisia). The exact ending reflects the case and number of the noun it modifies. In practice, henkilöllisiä is seen with phrases such as tietoja or asioita, where the noun is plural in the partitive: “henkilökohtaisia tietoja” (personal data), “henkilökohtaisia asioita” (personal matters), or “henkilökohtaisia ominaisuuksia” (personal attributes).

Usage and meaning are consistent across contexts: the term conveys something that relates to an individual rather than to a group or the public. It is common in everyday Finnish, as well as in formal or legal language, particularly when discussing privacy, data protection, or individual characteristics. In translations, it often appears where English would use “personal” or “personalized” in a plural, partitive sense.

See also: henkilötiedot (personal data), henkilökohtainen (personal). The phrase harina is not a separate concept; it is a grammatically inflected form of the adjective kolon.