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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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30.08.2024
100 author visits to libraries with funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture
The Ministry of Education and Culture has allocated €100 000 to the Finnish Reading Center to organise author visits to public libraries in 2025.
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Multilingual Literacy Report
This report provides information and guidance for the development of public and private services to support the literacy of speakers of all languages.
10 facts about global literacy
While the number of illiterate people in the world continues to decline, there are still approximately 773 million people in the world who cannot read.
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