Päätekstissä

Päätekstissä is a Finnish phrase meaning “in the main text” or “within the body of the text.” It is commonly used in contexts such as publishing, editing, web content, academic writing and digital media to refer to the portion of a document that contains the core information, as opposed to supplementary materials like abstracts, footnotes, references, or metadata. The term is often found in style guides, editorial manuals, and user interfaces for content management systems where users are prompted to enter or edit the main text separately from other sections.

Grammatically, pääteksti is a noun meaning “main text,” and lisää‑suffixed in the inessive case (–ssä) indicates location inside something. Thus, “päätekstissä” literally translates to “inside the main text.” In many Finnish encyclopedias and dictionaries the phrase appears when distinguishing the body of an article from the lead paragraph, infoboxes, captions, or external links.

The phrase is also used in copyright notices, license agreements, and legal documents to specify which portion of a text is subject to particular rules. For example, a developer might state that a reader may only quote or reproduce content “päätekstissä,” excluding author bios or footnotes. In digital news platforms, editors use the label to remind contributors that their submission must be fully formatted and ready for publishing. The term therefore functions both as a linguistic descriptor and as a practical instruction in the world of text production.