artikkeleissa

Artikkeleissa is a Finnish word formed as the plural inessive form of the noun artikeli, meaning in the articles. It is used to refer to information or content that exists within multiple articles, whether in journalism, academia, or other texts.

In Finnish, the locative case indicates location, and the plural inessive suffix is -issa/-issä, depending on vowel harmony. Therefore artikkeleissa literally means “in the articles.” The form is common in writing that compares, cites, or summarizes several articles, such as literature reviews, media analyses, or legal references.

Etymology traces artikeli to the Swedish word artikel, which derives from the Latin articulus or German Artikel. Finnish adopted the term and adapted its inflection to Finnish grammar, including the plural inessive ending -issa.

Usage examples illustrate its function. For example: Tutkimuksessa kerrotaan, että uudet tulokset valaisevat ilmiön artikkeleissa 3 ja 4. Tämä paradoksi on käsitelty artikkeleissa, mutta ei tässä yhteenvetossa. In these sentences, artikkeleissa locates the information across multiple articles.

Artikkeleissa thus serves as a precise grammatical tool for pointing to material contained within a collection of articles. It is most at home in scholarly or analytical prose, and is less common in casual conversation. See also artikeli (the base noun meaning “article”).