Tunnistetut

Tunnistetut is a Finnish past passive participle of the verb tunnistaa (to identify), used as an adjective meaning identified or recognised. It describes a noun that has undergone identification or verification. The form is common in formal, administrative and IT contexts to indicate that identity has been established for a person, account, document or object. Examples include tunnistetut henkilöt (identified persons) and tunnistetut käyttäjät (verified users). In privacy and security language you may also encounter phrases such as tunnistetut kasvot (recognised faces) in the sense of biometric identification.

In use, tunnistetut typically modifies plural nouns. The singular form is tunnistettu, used in contexts such as Henkilö on tunnistettu (The person has been identified). The word declines like other Finnish adjectives, with genitive and partitive forms corresponding to the noun it modifies. For example, tunnistetun henkilön (genitive singular) or tunnistettujen henkilöiden (genitive plural). The plural nominative form is tunnistetut.

Contextually, tunnistetut appears in both governmental and corporate language, including registries, access control lists, audit logs and data protection discussions. It signals that identity verification or recognition procedures have been completed, distinguishing identified entities from tuntemattomat (unknown) or epävarmat (unclear) subjects. While its exact nuance can vary by domain, the core meaning remains that an identity has been established for the entity in question.