Hintalapussa

Hintalapussa is the inessive singular form of the Finnish noun hintalappu, meaning a price tag. In Finnish grammar, hintalappu is a compound built from hinta (price) and lappu (tag or label). The ending -ssa marks location on or inside something, so hintalapussa translates roughly to “on the price tag” or “on the price label.”

Usage and meaning

The expression is used to refer to information that appears on a price tag attached to a product, such as the price, currency, and sometimes the product name or barcode. For example, a sentence like “Hintalapussa on hinta 12,50 euroa” means that the price on the price tag is 12.50 euros. The form is common in retail contexts, on physical product packaging, displays, and in inventories.

Morphology and related forms

Hintalappu forms various cases and numbers through typical Finnish inflection. Singular inessive is hintalapussa; plural inessive is hintalapuissa. Possessive and other cases follow standard patterns for compounds of this type. Related terms include hintalappu (price tag) and phrases such as poistaa hintalapun (to remove the price tag).

Context and usage

The term is primarily used in Finnish-speaking retail and consumer contexts. While many stores increasingly display prices digitally, the concept of a physical price tag remains widespread, and hintalapussa remains a standard way to describe what is written on that tag. See also price tag and Finnish merchandising terminology.