sisältöltään

Sisältöltään is a Finnish adverb meaning “in terms of content” or “content-wise.” It is used to describe the substantive aspects of something—what it contains, conveys, or treats—rather than its form, appearance, or physical characteristics.

The word is formed from sisältö, meaning content, with the suffix -ltään, which marks a viewpoint or aspect. It is commonly followed by adjectives that describe the content quality, for example: Elokuva sisältöltään koskettava, Kirja on sisältöltään monipuolinen. It can also appear in evaluative phrases such as sisältöltään perusteellinen to indicate that the content itself is thorough.

In use, sisältöltään emphasizes the substance of a subject. It is often found in journalism, film and book reviews, and academic writing to distinguish what is inside or substantive from how something is presented. It contrasts with expressions that refer to appearance or form, such as ulkonäöltään (in terms of appearance).

Alternative expressions with a similar meaning include sisällön mukaan or sisällön perusteella, which convey content-related criteria but with slightly different nuance or syntactic structure. While sisältöltään is common in formal discourse, speakers may choose more straightforward phrasing in everyday language depending on the context. Overall, the term helps specify that judgments pertain to the content rather than the outward features.