lokakuuta

Lokakuuta is the partitive singular form of lokakuu, the Finnish name for October, the tenth month of the Gregorian calendar. In Finnish, month names are declined, and lokakuuta is used in contexts requiring the partitive case, most commonly in date expressions such as 15. lokakuuta 2023. The corresponding genitive form is lokakuun, used in phrases like lokakuun lopussa (at the end of October) or lokakuun aikana (during October). The nominative form lokakuu is used when referring to the month in isolation, for example Lokakuu on Suomessa usein sateinen.

October has 31 days in the modern calendar. In Finland, lokakuu typically marks the transition to autumn, with decreasing daylight and changes in weather and foliage. The month appears in calendars, newspapers, and seasonal planning, and is associated with autumn events and traditions common to Finnish-speaking communities.

Etymology and naming note: lokakuu is part of the traditional Finnish system of month names, where the suffix -kuu denotes a month. The name is historically linked to October’s position in older calendar schemes, where October was the eighth month; the contemporary name preserves this historical association even though it is now the tenth month.