rajattuja

Rajattuja is a Finnish participial adjective derived from rajattu, meaning restricted or limited. It describes nouns whose access, disclosure, or scope is restricted. The form rajattuja is the partitive plural, used when the described item is treated in a partial or indefinite sense, for example rajattuja tietoja (restricted information) or rajattuja alueita (restricted areas).

Etymology and morphology: The root raja (border) and the verb rajata (to delineate, to delimit) give rise to rajattu (restricted) and its inflected forms. In Finnish, participial adjectives like rajattu can take plural forms such as rajattuja to agree with the noun in number and case. The word is common in formal, administrative, and information-security language, though it can appear in everyday speech when describing access restrictions.

Usage and nuance: Rajattuja generally implies official or controlled access rather than mere preference. It is often used with nouns denoting information (tiedot), documents (asiakirjat), data sets, areas, or resources. It overlaps with terms like salassapidettävä or luokiteltu, but conveys a broader notion of restriction rather than a specific secrecy level.

Examples: rajattuja tietoja (restricted information), rajattuja alueita (restricted areas), rajattuja resursseja (restricted resources). The term helps distinguish items that are not publicly accessible from those that are freely available.

See also: rajattu, tiedot, salassapito, luokiteltu.