Mökki

Oh, mökki! It can be a modest cabin in the middle of nowhere or a fancy villa by the lake, but when you talk about mökki you have to focus when choosing the correct local ending.

Use the external cases when talking about mökki as a larger area:

• Kuinka kauan sinä aiot olla mökillä? - How long are you planning to stay at the cabin?
• Milloin te tulitte mökiltä? - When did you return from the cabin?
• Tervetuloa meidän kesämökille! - Welcome to our summer cottage! 

Use the internal cases when referring to a specific building:

• Kummassa mökissä haluat nukkua? - In which cabin (out of two) do you want to sleep?
• Mistä mökistä tuo meteli kuuluu? - Which cabin is that noise coming from?
• Tulkaa meidän mökkiin, kun kaikki muut nukkuvat. - Come to our cabin when all the others are sleeping.

Other often heard sentences with mökki:

• Vuokrataan mökki juhannukseksi! - Let's rent a cabin for the Midsummer!
• Tämä ei ole kesämökki vaan työleiri. - This is not a summer cabin but a work camp.

Related posts:

• Gearing up for the summer in Finland
• Pharmacy shopping in Finnish
• Consonant change (in nouns)

About the author of this blog:

My name is Hanna Männikkölahti. I am a professional Finnish teacher who gives private online lessons and simplifies books into easy Finnish. Please read more in www.linktr.ee/hannamannikkolahti