suojeltujen

Suojeltujen is a Finnish grammatical form: it is the genitive plural form of the adjective suojeltu, meaning protected or safeguarded. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they describe in number and case, and suojeltujen is used to indicate possession or association with protected entities when the head noun is in a plural genitive or is otherwise expressed in that construction. Suojeltu itself can describe people, animals, places, objects, laws, or statuses that are protected.

In practice, suojeltujen appears in phrases where the noun it modifies is in the genitive plural, or where the overall phrase denotes ownership or relation to protected things. It is common in legal, environmental, cultural heritage, and policy contexts. For example, phrases such as suojeltujen eläinten oikeudet (the rights of protected animals), suojeltujen rakennusten kunnostus (the restoration of protected buildings), and suojeltujen alueiden hoito (the care of protected areas) illustrate its usage. The term does not stand alone as a noun; it functions as an adjective form within a larger noun phrase.

Related concepts include suojelu (protection or conservation) and suojeltu as an adjective or noun referring to something that is protected. In Finnish texts, suojeltujen helps specify that the referenced items are granted protection by law, policy, or conservation status, shaping discussions in ecology, architecture, and heritage management.