These are the days of the week in Finnish.

                   MAANANTAI Monday
                   TIISTAI Tuesday
ARKI           KESKIVIIKKO Wednesday
weekdays   TORSTAI Thursday     
                   PERJANTAI Friday
VIIKON-      LAUANTAI Saturday
LOPPU       SUNNUNTAI Sunday
weekend

Note: The week starts on Monday (not Sunday).

VIIKKO week
PÄIVÄ day

If you add –na at the end of the day e.g.
maanantaina you get a new meaning which is on Monday. How would you say:
a)    On Friday
b)    On Sunday
c)    On Wednesday
d)    On the weekend

Answers:
a) perjantaina, b) sunnuntaina, c) keskiviikkona, d) viikonloppuna

Shorter versions of the names of the days MA, TI, KE, TO, PE, LA, SU
are often used for example in grocery store signs.

auki

auki

auki

avoinna or auki open


klo = kello o'clock asti until

suljettu

suljettu or kiinni closed


kauppa shop


AAMU morning
PÄIVÄ day
ILTA evening
YÖ night


If you add –lla or -llä at the end of the time of the day e.g.
aamulla you get a new meaning which is in the morning.

aamu-aamulla
päivä-päivällä
ilta-illalla
yö-yöllä


eilen yesterday tänään today huomenna tomorrow


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