huomiseksi

Huomiseksi is a Finnish adverbial form meaning “for tomorrow” or “by tomorrow.” It is used to indicate that something should be completed, delivered, or arranged by the next day. The form is derived from the noun huomen, meaning tomorrow, combined with the suffix -ksi, which in this context marks the intended time or deadline.

Usage of huomiseksi is common in scheduling, work, education, and administrative contexts. It often appears with verbs in the imperative or with constructions that express obligation or requirement: for example, "Tee tämä huomiseksi" (Do this by tomorrow) or "Raportti on toimitettava huomiseksi" (The report must be delivered by tomorrow). The phrase can also function in statements of commitment: "Hän lupasi palauttaa sen huomiseksi." While huomiseksi explicitly signals a near-term deadline, it does not specify a fixed clock time and is generally understood to mean the end of the next day rather than a particular hour.

In contrast, huomenna means simply "tomorrow" as a point in time, without the asserted deadline or obligation. The two forms differ in nuance: huomiseksi emphasizes a target time for action, whereas huomenna situates something in the next day without prescribing when it must be done. See also huomenna, and general Finnish time-expression usage.