loppuviitteisiin

Loppuviitteisiin is Finnish for endnotes, notes placed at the end of a document to provide citations, commentary, or additional information. They are an alternative to footnotes, which appear at the bottom of each page. Endnotes help keep the main text uninterrupted while still offering sourcing details or clarifications.

In practice, endnotes are collected in a dedicated section near the end of the document, often titled Loppuviitteet or Lopulliset viitteet. Each note in the section corresponds to a marker in the text, typically a superscript number. The numbering can be continuous through the document or reset by chapter, depending on the chosen style guide. Endnotes may contain bibliographic information for sources, explanations that would overly interrupt the flow of the text, or a combination of both.

Endnotes relate to other referencing elements such as a bibliography or reference list. In Finnish academic writing, it is common to use endnotes together with a separate list of sources (lähteet or viiteluettelo) at the end of the document. Style guides used in universities and publishers provide specific rules on formatting, punctuation, and how to distinguish explanatory notes from bibliographic citations within endnotes.

Example: In the text, a sentence may include a marker like a superscript 1. The corresponding note at the end would then present either a brief citation (author, title) or a brief explanatory remark, or both, depending on the chosen convention.