Kotiuttanut

Kotiuttanut is a Finnish verb form, specifically the past participle of the verb kotiuttaa. It denotes that someone or something has been brought back to its home country or home region. In English, it is commonly translated as “repatriated” or “brought home.” The form is used to indicate a completed repatriation, for example: Hän on kotiuttanut perheensä Suomeen. (He has repatriated his family to Finland.)

Etymology and grammar: The noun koti means “home,” and the verb kotiuttaa is formed by combining koti with the verb-creating suffix -uttaa, yielding “to bring home” or “to cause to go home.” The past participle kotiuttanut is used in conjunction with auxiliary verbs to express completed action, as in “on kotiuttanut.” In usage, kotiuttanut can function as part of a compound tense (has/have repatriated) or, in certain constructions, as an adjective describing a person or group that has performed repatriation.

Usage: The term is common in administrative, legal, and news contexts when referring to official actions of repatriation by authorities, such as deportations, humanitarian returns, or the transfer of nationals to their country of citizenship. It can also appear in broader discussions of repatriation processes, including the return of refugees or detainees to their home country.

Related terms: The noun kotiutus and the process noun kotiuttaminen refer to the act or process of repatriation. These terms are used in official documents, media reports, and policy discussions to describe the broader concept of returning people or items to their place of origin.

See also: kura. (Note: In Finnish, see also entries related to repatriation and homeward transfer terms for broader context.)