Arkityö
Arkityö is a Finnish noun that refers to daily, routine work—the tasks that constitute ordinary, ongoing operations rather than the strategic, exceptional, or highly specialized tasks that attract attention. The word is formed from arki, meaning everyday or weekday, and työ, meaning work or task. The concept is used across different domains to highlight the importance of the day-to-day activities that keep organizations, communities, and households functioning.
In organizational contexts, arkityö includes routine maintenance, administration, scheduling, customer service, data entry, and other recurring
The term emphasizes the value and necessity of routine work, and it is used in Finnish-language discourse
Related concepts include arki and arkipäivä, which describe everyday life in broader terms, and day-to-day operations