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Days of the week in Finnish
maanantai
Say it: MAA-nan-tai. In Finnish, stress is always on the first syllable.
Monday is maanantai, Tuesday tiistai, Wednesday keskiviikko, Thursday torstai, Friday perjantai, Saturday lauantai, Sunday sunnuntai.
The week
| English | Finnish | On that day |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | maanantai | maanantaina |
| Tuesday | tiistai | tiistaina |
| Wednesday | keskiviikko | keskiviikkona |
| Thursday | torstai | torstaina |
| Friday | perjantai | perjantaina |
| Saturday | lauantai | lauantaina |
| Sunday | sunnuntai | sunnuntaina |
Day names are not capitalised in Finnish. To say "on Monday", add -na (or -nä) to the word: maanantaina. Keskiviikko is built from keski ("middle") and viikko ("week").
Useful time words
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| tänään | today |
| huomenna | tomorrow |
| eilen | yesterday |
| viikonloppu | weekend |
| viikko | week |
| arkipäivä | weekday |
Example sentences
- Tapaamme maanantaina.We'll meet on Monday.
- Lauantaina menemme saunaan.On Saturday we're going to the sauna.
- Olen vapaalla sunnuntaina.I'm off on Sunday.
- Nähdään huomenna.See you tomorrow.
Common questions
What are the days of the week in Finnish?
Maanantai, tiistai, keskiviikko, torstai, perjantai, lauantai, sunnuntai.
How do you say "on Monday" in Finnish?
Maanantaina.
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