Henkilökohtaiset

Henkilökohtaiset is Finnish adjective meaning personal or private, used to describe things related to a person as an individual. It is the plural form of henkilökkohtainen and is typically placed before a noun, for example: henkilökohtaiset tiedot (personal data), henkilökohtaiset ominaisuudet (personal attributes), henkilökohtaiset asiat (private matters). The term conveys privacy or individuality and is common in everyday language as well as in professional contexts such as human resources, healthcare, and privacy policies.

In practice, henkilökohtaiset often appears in discussions about information and matters that concern an identifiable person. It helps distinguish private or sensitive elements from general or public information. The phrase is frequently used in forms, documentation, and policy texts to indicate that certain items relate to an individual rather than to a group or to public data.

In data protection and privacy contexts, the related concept is personal data, often expressed in Finnish as henkilötiedot. Henkilökohtaiset tiedot refer to data related to an identified or identifiable person, and handling of such information is subject to policies and regulations governing collection, storage, access, and consent. Related terms include henkilötieto (a single item of personal data), henkilötiedot (personal data in plural), sekä broader concepts such as privacy (yksityisyys) and data protection (tietosuoja).