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Timespans – Mistä Mihin – From when until when

January 25, 2021

Learn how to express the duration of timespans! How do you say "from January until March" and "from 8 AM to 5 PM"? This article explains it!

The Word AIKA – Aukioloajat – Finnish Vocabulary

May 27, 2020

Interesting Words

The word AIKA has two main functions: it's used to mean time and time periods, and also as an adverb of intensity (aika vaikea). Find out more here!

Viime Viimeinen Viimeksi Viimein

November 17, 2019

Interesting Words

Find out the meaning and difference between the words viime, viimeinen, viimeksi and viimein with plenty of examples!

Sitten Silloin – “Then” in Finnish

November 11, 2019

Interesting Words

Sitten and silloin both mean "then". Find out what the difference is between the two so that you can start to use these words more accurately!

Ajanilmaukset – Expressions of Time – Example Sentences

October 14, 2019

Vocabulary Phrases

There are so many "ajanilmaukset" aka ways to express time, with all kinds of different phrases. In this article, we look at some example sentences.

Adverbs Ending in isin: kotoisin peräisin aamuisin

July 31, 2019

Adverbs

Aamuisin, iltaisin, sekaisin, väkisin, kotoisin are all examples of adverbs ending in isin. These adverbs form a small but popular group.

Questions of Time – Ajanilmaukset

May 4, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

There are many ways to ask about when something happened, how long it lasted, and when something is going to happen. This page contains the most popular questions related to time.

Adverbs of Time – Ajan Adverbit

May 3, 2019

Adverbs

Tänään, huomenna, aina, joskus, iäti, ei koskaan, ajoittain, välillä, aikaisemmin, vielä, enää, iltaisin, kauan, etc. are adverbs of time. Learn more!

Telling the Time in Finnish: Mitä kello on?

April 8, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

Mitä kello on? Mihin aikaan tavataan? Moneltako kokous alkaa? This page will give you some useful phrases for telling the time in Finnish!