sallitettu

Sallitettu is a Finnish adjective meaning "permitted" or "allowed." It is the past participle form related to the verb sallia, which means to permit or allow. Sallitettu describes something that has received permission or falls within the rules or laws that govern it. It is used both attributively, as in sallitut toimenpiteet (permitted measures), and predicatively, as in toiminta on sallittu (the activity is allowed). Like other Finnish adjectives, sallitettu inflects for number and case, with forms such as sallitut (plural nominative) and sallitun (genitive singular).

Usage and contexts

The term is common in legal, administrative, safety, and regulatory language to mark what is permissible under rules, guidelines, or licenses. For example, phrases such as sallitut elintarvikkeiden ainesosat (permitted ingredients in a food product) appear in labeling or standards, and toimet in which a certain activity is allowed may be described by saying toiminta on sallittu. In everyday Finnish, sallitettu appears in constructions like se on sallitettu (that is allowed) and in expressions such as sallitut poikkeukset (permitted exceptions).

Related concepts

Related noun forms include sallitus (permission or allowance) and the verb sallia (to permit/allow). Sallitettu functions as a general term for something that is legally or officially permissible, distinguishing it from things that are kielletty (forbidden).