Kesällä

Kesällä is a Finnish time expression meaning “in the summer” or “during the summer.” It is formed from the noun kesä (summer) plus the adessive suffix -llä, and functions as a temporal adverbial that indicates when an action occurs or a situation is true.

In usage, kesällä is often employed to describe events, activities, or states tied to the summer season. It can modify verbs directly or appear in clauses that specify a timeframe. The form can be used with various subjects and tenses, for example: Kesällä matkustan Suomeen often means “During the summer I travel to Finland,” and Kesällä on yleensä lämmin means “In the summer it is usually warm.”

Common contexts include vacation patterns, outdoor activities, and seasonal phenomena. Phrases like kesällä suositellaan ulkoilua (outdoor activities are recommended in the summer) reflect typical Finnish attention to seasonal timing. The expression also appears in cultural references and everyday speech when discussing plans, weather, or nature-related topics tied to the warmer months.

Linguistically, kesällä is part of a broader set of seasonal time expressions in Finnish, such as talvella (in winter) or keväällä (in spring). Its usage helps situate statements within a clear annual cycle and is widely understood across dialects. In Finland, the summer period often features longer daylight hours and various outdoor traditions, which commonly appear in conversations using kesällä.