säännösteltyjen

Säännösteltyjen is a Finnish linguistic form that appears mainly in legal and administrative texts. It is the genitive plural form of the past passive participle säännöstelty, which means regulated. The expression functions as a modifier that identifies a group by the fact that they are subject to regulation, and it is used to refer to that group in phrases such as “the regulated.”

In practice, säännösteltyjen is used to denote possession or relation to a regulated group. The construction typically pairs the genitive plural with a following noun in either nominative or genitive, for example säännösteltyjen oikeudet (the rights of the regulated) or säännösteltyjen yritysten velvollisuudet (the obligations of regulated companies). The form thus helps writers discuss metadata, rights, duties, or conditions that apply specifically to entities under regulation.

Usage considerations include ensuring that the noun it modifies clearly belongs to a regulated group and that the context makes the regulatory relationship explicit. The term is most common in regulatory, policy, or statutory language and may appear alongside other participial phrases describing how rules are applied or who bears obligations under rules.

Etymology briefly: säännöstelty derives from the verb säännöstellä (to regulate, set rules), with the past passive participle form used adjectivally. The genitive plural ending -en yields säännösteltyjen, marking possession or association with the regulated entities.

See also: säännöstelty, säännösteltyjä.