päivälle

Päivälle is the allative case form of the Finnish noun päivä, meaning day. In Finnish grammar, the allative suffix -lle marks direction toward a destination or target of an action. Therefore, päivälle literally conveys “to the day” or “onto the day,” with its exact sense shaped by context and accompanying verbs or particles.

The form is used when the day is the destination or focus of the action, or when describing movement toward a time-related target in more formal, literary, or dialectal contexts. It is not among the most common everyday temporal expressions in contemporary Finnish, where other case forms or adverbs are typically preferred for indicating time.

Päivälle belongs to the broader set of allative forms in Finnish and contrasts with other common day-related forms of päivää, päivä, and päivällä (on the day). Its usage is primarily grammatical and stylistic rather than lexically independent, and speakers will encounter it mainly in established phrases, older texts, or specialized dialects.

See also: Finnish grammar, allative case, case endings in Finnish, päivä.