hyvää päivänjatkoa
hyvää päivänjatkoa is the Finnish way to say "have a nice day".
This phrase is a polite way to wish someone a nice day.
Meaning: goodbye (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally means "good continuation of the day". It consists of hyvää, meaning "good" and päivänjatkoa, meaning "continuation of the day".
How does it change in a sentence?
Both parts of the phrase use the partitive case. hyvää is the partitive form of the adjective hyvä (good), used here to describe an abstract, ongoing state and päivänjatkoa is the partitive case of the word päivänjatko (continuation of the day).
Did you know?
- The word jatko used in päivänjatkoa is also the word used for an 'after-party' in Finnish social contexts.
- In Finland, this phrase is typically used only when the speaker is leaving a service encounter, such as a shop or bank, rather than between close friends.
- Because Finnish is an agglutinative language, the phrase hyvää päivänjatkoa functions as a complete sentence despite having no verb like 'have' or 'wish'.
Examples in context
- Hyvää päivänjatkoa.Have a nice day.This sentence demonstrates how to use hyvää päivänjatkoa.Tatoeba #2736872 by Kalle63, translation #30085 by CK
- Hyvää päivänjatkoa, Maria! Nähdään huomenna.Have a nice day, Maria! See you tomorrow.
- Mukavaa päivää teille kaikille!Have a nice day to all of you!
- Hyvää päivänjatkoa sinulle!Have a nice rest of the day!
- Kiitos, hyvää päivänjatkoa myös teille.Thank you, have a nice rest of the day to you too.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Anna and Juho are finishing a brief meeting at a cafe.
- AnnaKiitos ajastasi, hyvää päivänjatkoa!Thank you for your time, have a nice rest of the day!
- JuhoKiitos samoin, Anna.Thanks, you too, Anna.
- AnnaNähdään pian!See you soon!
- JuhoHei hei!Bye bye!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “have a nice day” translations and entries hyvää päivänjatkoa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
