valikoituneilla

Valikoituneilla is a Finnish inflected form of the participle valikoitunut, meaning “the selected ones.” It functions as an attributive adjective or a nominalized phrase referring to a group that has been chosen through a selection process. The root valikoida means to select; valikoitua means to become selected. The form valikoituneilla is the plural adessive case, used to indicate “with the selected ones” or to mark association with a group of selected people or items, for example in phrases like valikoituneilla ryhmillä or valikoituneilla on etuoikeuksia.

The term is common in formal or institutional contexts, such as research panels, committees, or eligibility criteria. It can carry a nuance of exclusivity or prestige depending on tone, but it is typically neutral when describing a factual situation in which a subset has passed a qualifying process. In everyday language, simpler constructions using valikoituneet (the nominative plural, “the selected ones”) may be more natural when the group is the subject of a sentence.

In usage, valikoituneet is more often used as the subject form, while valikoituneilla is used to place the group in a location or relation, as in “valikoituneilla ryhmillä on suurempi vaikutus.” Related terms include valikoiva (selective), valikointi (selection), and valikoituminen (the process of being selected).

Examples: Valikoituneilla ryhmillä on suurempi vaikutus päätöksentekoon. Valikoituneilla on etuoikeuksia liittyä projektin neuvotteluihin.