päivämästä

Päivämäärä is the Finnish word for "date." It refers to the specific day, month, and year in the calendar. In Finnish, the structure for writing a date is typically day.month.year. For example, January 1st, 2023, would be written as 1.1.2023. When referring to a date in spoken or written Finnish, the ordinal number of the day is used, followed by the genitive case of the month, and then the year. So, "on the first of January" would be "ensimmäisenä tammikuuta." The word "päivämäärä" itself is a compound word formed from "päivä" (day) and "määrä" (number or count). It is a fundamental concept for scheduling, record-keeping, and general communication in Finland. The Finnish calendar system aligns with the Gregorian calendar commonly used worldwide.

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