Abstract: Printing papers, comprising a cellulosic or lignocellulosic web, which contains fillers and an internal sizing agent, and a method for the production thereof. According to the invention, the paper contains a cationic fixing agent applied on the surface of the web, and it exhibits black ink absorption which is 40%±10% of the absorption of coloured ink at 1.0. second and 70%±15% of the absorption of coloured ink at 2.0 seconds, and maximum absorption determined by Emtec standard absorption analyses in the range of 0.3 to 0.5 seconds. The present invention provides multipurpose printing papers for the high-speed inkjet printing technique.