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13.11.2024
Prata Bok: Children and young people interview authors at Helsinki Book Fair
Hundreds of children and young people watched from the audience as school groups interviewed Swedish-speaking authors at the Helsinki Book Fair 2024. Every year, Prata Bok is one of the most popular Swedish-language programmes for children and young people at the fair.
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02.10.2024
A children’s book gift programme becomes a permanent part of the Finnish national budget
Establishing the Book Bag to Every Baby programme in the state budget will help provide equal access to early reading for all families with babies in Finland.
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10.09.2024
Finnish maternity and child health clinics support reading in families
Studies show that regular reading aloud can support children’s language and speech development. Reading is also the best counterbalance to time spent in front of screens.
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