Viimeistelet

Viimeistelet is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Finnish verb viimeistellä. Viimeistellä means to finish, finalize, or polish something, often by adding the final touches, correcting remaining details, or bringing a product, document, or process to its completed state. The form viimeistelet is used when addressing someone directly and indicating that they are currently performing the finishing steps.

The term is widely used across domains such as editing, manufacturing, software development, construction, design, and the arts. It carries a sense of careful completion and adherence to quality or project specifications. Finishing can range from small refinements to more substantial revisions, but always emphasizes bringing work to a finalized condition rather than starting anew.

Grammar and related forms: The verb viimeistellä has the infinitive viimeistellä and the noun viimeistely (the act of finishing or finishing touches). Present tense forms include minä viimeistelen, sinä viimeistelet, hän viimeistelee. The imperative is viimeistele (finish it!). The past tense forms include viimeisteltiin (it was finished) and viimeistelisin (I would finish). The word often appears together with phrases describing quality control, polishing, or final checks, such as “viimeistele loput yksityiskohdat” (finish the remaining details).

Examples: Sinä viimeistelet projektin ennen läpikäyntiä. He viimeistelevät tuotteet toimitusta varten. Viimeistely on tärkeä osa laadunvarmistusta.

See also: viimeistely, viimeistellä, finish, finishing touches.