talvisin

Talvisin is a Finnish adverb meaning "in winter" or "during the winter months." It denotes events, conditions, or patterns that occur during successive winters, often in a recurring or habitual sense. The form is part of a common pattern in Finnish where nouns related to seasons take the suffix -isin to indicate seasonal repetition (for example kesäisin, talvisin, syksyisin, öisin).

Usage and nuance: Talvisin is frequently used in descriptive prose to discuss climate, nature, agriculture, tourism, or cultural activities that recur each winter. It emphasizes a seasonal rhythm or pattern and can contrast with other seasons (kesäisin, keväisin, syksyisin). It is suitable for describing things that happen across many winters rather than a single winter.

Nuance and register: In everyday speech, talvisin can sound slightly more literary or formal than talvella, which refers more generally to time during the winter season. Talvisin is thus useful when the writer wants to convey regular, year-to-year winter phenomena or traditions.

Examples: Talvisin Suomessa sataa paljon lunta. Talvisin kaupungissa järjestetään valofestivaaleja.