päiväinen

Päiväinen is a Finnish adjective derived from the noun päivä (day) with the suffix -inen. It denotes a relation to day or to daytime. In contemporary Finnish, more common terms for the sense “daily” are päivittäinen (daily) and päivittäin (daily, as an adverb). Päiväinen tends to appear mainly in compound phrases that reference a time of day or a day-specific context, rather than as a standalone descriptor of frequency. For example, aamupäiväinen palaveri describes a meeting scheduled in the forenoon, and iltapäiväinen ohjelma refers to an afternoon program. These forms illustrate how päiväinen is used to specify temporal positioning within a day.

The use of päiväinen to mean simply “every day” is relatively limited. When indicating repetition or regularity, Finnish speakers more often use päivittäin or päivittäinen, depending on the exact nuance.

Päiväinen is also a Finnish surname. As a family name, it functions primarily to identify individuals and does not carry the lexical meaning of the adjective in everyday discourse. Surnames such as tämä Päiväinen may appear in Finnish texts and media.

In summary, päiväinen is a legitimate Finnish adjective tied to the concept of day or daytime, but its practical use is largely confined to time-of-day expressions or historical/literary contexts. When the term appears capitalized as Päiväinen, it is most likely a proper noun or surname rather than the ordinary adjective.