sisällöllään

Sisällöllään is a Finnish adverb meaning “with its content” or “content-wise.” It is formed from the noun sisältö (content) with the adessive suffix -llä and a third-person possessive suffix, yielding a form that communicates evaluation or description centered on the substantive content of something rather than its form or presentation. The expression is used to indicate that a statement, document, work, or argument should be judged by what it says and implies, not by how it is delivered.

Usage and context

The term is common in journalism, criticism, and academic writing to distinguish content from style or structure. It enables speakers and writers to compare or describe items based on their substantive messages, arguments, or information. In discourse, sisällöllään can accompany assertions about quality, relevance, or accuracy that pertain specifically to the content of the subject being discussed.

Related forms and notes

A closely related form is sisällöltään, which also conveys “in terms of content.” The choice between -llään and -ltään reflects slight nuances in how the scope of evaluation is framed. Both forms are used to emphasize content rather than external aspects, and they appear across media criticism, textual analysis, and policy discussions. While sisällöllään focuses on the possession or characteristic of the content in a given subject, sisällöltään typically signals evaluation from a content-focused standpoint.