Artikkelia

Artikkelia is a Finnish noun meaning an article or a piece of writing. The base form is artikkeli. The term covers a range of written works, including journalistic articles, academic papers, magazine features, and encyclopedia or database entries. In everyday Finnish, artikkelia is the partitive singular form and is used as the direct object with verbs such as kirjoittaa (to write) and lukea (to read) when the article is not treated as a complete, finite unit.

Etymology and usage of the term reflect Finnish adoption of the word from European languages. Artikkeli derives from the Swedish artikel and ultimately from Latin articulus or German Artikel. The word has been part of Finnish vocabulary since the early modern period and remains the standard term for articles across journalism, scholarship, and digital media.

Contexts and varieties of use include journalism, academia, and online writing. In journalism, an artikkeli can refer to a news article or a feature piece published in newspapers or magazines. In academia, terms such as tutkimusartikkeli (research article) or tieteellinen artikkeli describe scholarly papers submitted to journals. On the web, articles published on websites or blogs are commonly called artikkelit as well, reflecting the same underlying concept in different media.

Grammar and morphology notes: Finnish has no indefinite article, and artikkeli is declined like a regular noun. The nominative is artikkeli, the partitive singular is artikkelia, the genitive is artikkelin, and the plural nominative is artikkelit. The word is widely used in both formal and informal contexts to denote a written piece that conveys information, analysis, or commentary.