How to Say “Happy Anniversary” in Finnish

hyvää vuosipäivää
To say "happy anniversary" in Finnish, use hyvää vuosipäivää.
hyvää vuosipäivää is a greeting used to congratulate someone on the anniversary of a special event, such as a wedding.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of hyvää (good) and vuosipäivää (anniversary/year-day).

How does it change in a sentence?

In the phrase hyvää vuosipäivää, both words are in the partitive case, which is the standard grammatical case used for greetings and wishes in Finnish.

Did you know?

  • Finnish has a distinct word for the anniversary of a death, vuosimuistopäivä, and using hyvää vuosipäivää in that context would be a major social mistake.
  • If you are congratulating a couple on their wedding anniversary, it is more common to say Onnea! (Congratulations!) than the formal Hyvää vuosipäivää.
  • If you wish to specify a wedding anniversary, you can use the word hääpäivä, combining hää (wedding) and päivä (day).

Examples in context

  • Hyvää vuosipäivää!
    Happy anniversary!
    This example shows how to use hyvää vuosipäivää as a direct greeting.
    Tatoeba #8295929 by Thanuir, translation #2044414 by CK
  • Hyvää hääpäivää, mahtava pariskunta!
    Happy anniversary, amazing couple!
  • Onnea 10. hääpäivänne johdosta!
    Congratulations on your 10th wedding anniversary!
  • Hyvää vuosipäivää teille molemmille!
    Happy anniversary to both of you!
  • Haluamme toivottaa teille hyvää vuosipäivää.
    We want to wish you a happy anniversary.

Example conversation

Juho gives Laura a bouquet of flowers.

  1. Juho

    Hyvää vuosipäivää, Laura!
    Happy anniversary, Laura!
  2. Laura

    Kiitos! Nämä kukat ovat kauniita.
    Thank you! These flowers are beautiful.
  3. Juho

    Minä rakastan sinua.
    I love you.
  4. Laura

    Minäkin rakastan sinua, Juho.
    I love you too, Juho.

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