pääkategoriin
Pääkategoria, in Finnish classification and information architecture, refers to the top-level grouping that organizes related topics, items, or content within a hierarchical taxonomy. The form pääkategoriin is the illative case used to denote placing something into that main category or referring to moving into it. In practice, the concept helps structure navigation, filtering, and discovery in websites, databases, libraries, and product catalogs.
In a taxonomy, the main category acts as the root under which subcategories, or laterals, are organized.
Common uses include website navigation menus, breadcrumbs, and search refinements. A well-designed main category structure improves
Design considerations include avoiding category overlap, keeping labels intuitive, and aligning the taxonomy across the whole