päivitetään

Päivitetään is Finnish for the present passive form of the verb päivittää, meaning to update. In Finnish, the passive voice does not specify the agent, so päivitetään conveys that something is being updated without naming who performs the update. The form is commonly used in everyday language when describing ongoing or planned update actions.

The phrase is used across many domains, especially in information technology, data management, and public information. It can refer to software updates, data refreshes, website changes, or the updating of policies and documents. Because it is a neutral, agentless construction, it is suitable for statements issued by systems, organizations, or editorial processes.

Examples of use include: Tietokanta päivitetään yön aikana, ja muutokset ilmenevät aamulla. Sivuston tiedot päivitetään säännöllisesti. Ohjelmisto päivitetään automaattisesti, kun uusi versio on valmis. Päivitetäänkö tiedot tässä tuotantoympäristössä? Such sentences demonstrate how the form focuses on the action of updating rather than on who performs it.

Päivitetään is contrasted with päivitetty (updated, past) and päivittäminen (updating, the act of updating). The passive form helps keep statements generalized and applicable to systems, processes, or responsible teams without attributing the action to a specific person.