Kvartaalin

Kvartaalin is the genitive form of the Finnish noun kvartaal, which denotes a quarter of a calendar year. In Finnish, kvartaal refers to a three-month period used in calendars, budgeting, and reporting. Kvartaalin appears in phrases describing something associated with a specific quarter, such as kvartaalin tulos (the quarter’s results), kvartaalin aikana (during the quarter), or kvartaalin vertailut (quarterly comparisons).

Kvartaal originates from the Swedish word kvartal, meaning a quarter. The Finnish form kvartaalin marks possession or relation, functioning similarly to the English "the quarter’s." The concept is widely used in business, economics, and statistics when breaking annual data into quarterly segments.

In formal Finnish, quarters are commonly used in annual reporting, and texts may refer to "ensimmäinen kvartaal" or simply to a quarter by its position in the year. Kvartaalin as a grammatical form is neutral and is used in both consumer-facing reports and internal analyses to attribute figures, events, or trends to a specific quarter.