suojattua

Suojattua is the partitive singular form of the Finnish adjective suojattu, meaning protected. It is used to describe something that is under protection, typically in ecological, legal, or administrative contexts. The form is common in official texts, scientific writing, and media when referring to protected species, habitats, or resources.

Grammatically, suojattua is the partitive case of suojattu and is used with indefinite nouns or in constructions requiring the partitive. Examples include suojattua lajia (a protected species), suojattua aluetta (a protected area), or suojattua luonnonvaraa (a protected natural resource).

In Finland, protection status for biodiversity is regulated by nature conservation law and related policies. The word appears in phrases describing protected elements and in discussions of areas designations such as Natura 2000. Although other terms like suojeltu and suojelu are widely used, suojattua remains a common grammatical form in legal and scientific Finnish when referring to the object of protection in a partitive sense.

Etymology: suojattua is formed from the verb suojata (“to protect”) and the past participle suojattu, inflected to the partitive form suojattua.

See also: lajit, luontotyypit, luonnonsuojelulaki, Natura 2000, suojelu.