Finnish · Numbers & Time
Seitsemän
Seven
Beginnernumeral
Definition
The number seven.
Example
Viikossa on seitsemän päivää.
There are seven days in a week.
Etymology
'Seitsemän' derives from Proto-Finnic *seitsämä and further from Proto-Uralic *sejtēm, retaining its numeral meaning throughout linguistic evolution in various Uralic languages.
How & Where It’s Used
'Seitsemän' is applied in both spoken and written forms while engaging in everyday activities, education, and literature. There are no significant regional dialects that alter its meaning.