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19.01.2023

DRIN DAY at Oodi

We invite you to join DRIN celebratory program on 26 January 2023 in Oodi Central Library, Helsinki.

Multilingual Literacy Report is now available in English

Finnish Reading Center’s Multilingual Literacy Project has investigated the situation of early childhood education and libraries in a multilingual environment and mapped the needs and perspectives of multilingual families in the development of their children’s literacy.

Reading Week reached a record-breaking audience

Each year’s April sees the national celebration of reading and literacy during the Reading Week

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.