kuukaudet

Kuukaudet is Finnish for “months” and refers to the twelve divisions of the calendar year in the Gregorian system. The word is the plural form of kuukausi. In everyday Finnish, kuukaudet is used to talk about time spans, such as “kaksi kuukautta” (two months) or “kolme kuukautta myöhemmin” (three months later).

Finnish month names are tammikuu, helmikuu, maaliskuu, huhtikuu, toukokuu, kesäkuu, heinäkuu, elokuu, syyskuu, lokakuu, marraskuu, joulukuu. Each name ends with the suffix -kuu, which is a conventional formation for month names in Finnish.

The lengths of the months vary: January, March, May, July, August, October, and December have 31 days; April, June, September, and November have 30 days; February has 28 days in common years and 29 days in leap years. Leap years follow the Gregorian rule, adding one day to February approximately every four years.

These conventions reflect the Gregorian calendar used in Finland and many other parts of the world. The system provides a standard framework for dating, scheduling, education, government, and business, enabling clear communication about durations and point-in-time references across Finnish society.