päiväkoti

Etymology
, most likely a.

Noun

 * 1) nursery school, preschool educational institution for young children, in Finland usually for children from 1 year up to around 6 years old; takes place before and then primary school or

Usage notes
The common translation,, is actually incorrect, as refers to an educational institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school  or even. In Finland, (, literally ) is a closer correspondence to  (at least in the US), since it refers to an educational institution for children (normally between 6 and 7 years old) the last year before beginning primary school. In Sweden, however,  refers to what is essentially the same institution as that called  in Finland, while that called   in Finland is called  (,  or ) in Sweden.

technically refers only to the educational institution, but is very commonly used for the stage of education (which is more correctly called ) in informal contexts.