Watch this video to learn the weekdays in Finnish! You’ll not only learn the basic forms of the weekdays, but you’ll also learn a few simple example sentences to go with them. Some sentences come in 2 different versions: Standard Finnish and spoken Finnish.
This video is part of my Finnish learning membership Finking Cap Club, where you will find interactive exercises on this and many other topics, too.
There are other Finnish dialects, too
Remember, the spoken Finnish sentences you hear in this lesson aren’t the only possible versions, as there are lots and lots of different dialects in Finnish. However, I’ve picked some of the most common ways to say those sentences for this video.
Example sentences:
maanantai = Monday
Standard Finnish:
Tänään on maanantai.
= It’s Monday today.
Spoken Finnish:
Tänää on maanantai.
maanantaina = on Monday
Standard Finnish:
Minulla on suomen kurssi maanantaina.
= I have a Finnish course on Monday.
Spoken Finnish:
Mulla on suomen kurssi maanantaina.
tiistai = Tuesday
Standard Finnish:
Onko tänään tiistai?
= Is it Tuesday today?
Spoken Finnish:
Onks tänää tiistai?
tiistaina = on Tuesday
Standard Finnish:
Tiistaina menen hammaslääkäriin.
= On Tuesday, I’m going to the dentist’s.
Spoken Finnish:
Tiistaina mä meen hammaslääkärii.
keskiviikko = Wednesday
Standard Finnish:
Keskiviikko on viikon paras päivä.
= Wednesday is the best day of the week.
Spoken Finnish:
(can be the same as standard Finnish)
keskiviikkona = on Wednesday
Standard Finnish:
Onko sinulla paljon töitä keskiviikkona?
= Do you have a lot of work on Wednesday?
Spoken Finnish:
Onks sulla paljon töitä keskiviikkona?
torstai = Thursday
Standard Finnish:
Sopiiko torstai sinulle?
= Is Thursday ok with you?
Spoken Finnish:
Sopiiks torstai sulle?
torstaina = on Thursday
Standard Finnish:
Tavataanko torstaina?
= Shall we meet on Thursday?
Spoken Finnish:
Tavataaks torstaina?
perjantai = Friday
Standard Finnish:
Perjantai sopii minulle. Nähdään silloin!
= Friday suits me. See you then!
Spoken Finnish:
Perjantai sopii mulle. Nähää silloin!
perjantaina = on Friday
Standard Finnish:
Nähdään perjantaina!
= See you on Friday!
Spoken Finnish:
Nähää perjantaina!
lauantai = Saturday
Standard Finnish:
Tänään ei ole lauantai.
= It’s not Saturday today.
Spoken Finnish:
Tänää ei oo lauantai.
lauantaina = on Saturday
Standard Finnish:
Haluatko mennä lauantaina elokuviin?
= Do you want to go to the cinema on Saturday?
Spoken Finnish:
Haluutsä mennä lauantaina elokuvii?
sunnuntai = Sunday
Standard Finnish:
Sunnuntai on viikon hiljaisin päivä.
= Sunday is the quietest day of the week.
Spoken Finnish:
(can be the same as standard Finnish)
sunnuntaina = on Sunday
Standard Finnish:
Sunnuntaina sataa.
= It’s going to rain on Sunday.
Spoken Finnish:
(can be the same as standard Finnish)