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16.10.2023

The Ljubljana Reading Manifesto Is a Common European Appeal For Reading

The Ljubljana Manifesto on Higher Level Reading highlights the importance of book reading in the digital age. The Manifesto was published on 10 October 2023 and the Finnish Reading Center is one of it’s supporters.

Prata Bok – Children’s Book Talk at Helsinki International Book Fair

In the Finnish Reading Center’s project Prata Bok, children and teenagers get to interview current authors and illustrators at the Helsinki Book Fair.

A Book Bag to Every Baby Born Programme Awarded With Rooster Prize

The 2023 Rooster Prize is awarded to Finnish Reading Center’s Book Gift project, A Book Bag to Every Baby Born. The Rooster Prize is awarded by the Finnish Reading Association, in recognition of work in literacy promotion.

Multilingual Literacy

Finnish Reading Center’s Multilingual Literacy Report provides information and guidance for the development of public and private services to support the literacy of speakers of all languages.

Read the Multilingual Literacy Report

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.

10 facts about reading in Finland

The survey 10 facts about reading gathers together information and results from over 40 Finnish and international researches on reading and literacy, such as PISA, PIRLS, PIAAC and other literacy updates.

How to motivate children to read?

Watch the video on our solution for motivating children to read!

Reading Week

Reading Week is an annual nationwide literacy theme week organised by the Finnish Reading Center. Reading Week highlights the importance of reading and literacy on a broad spectrum in society and for the individual. During Reading Week, current information about literacy, both domestically and globally, is published. Perspectives on literature and reading are also offered, and people of all ages are encouraged to grab a book for themselves.

The Finnish Reading Center promotes reading, literacy and literature.