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22.09.2026

European Literacy Coalition launches with the Warsaw Memorandum

The Warsaw Memorandum, the founding text of the European Literacy Coalition, will be presented in Brussels on 22 and 23 September. The Finnish Reading Center has contributed to its development, and Executive Director Emmi Jäkkö will present the Memorandum at the launch event.

Summer Greetings from the Finnish Reading Center!

The Author Visit Service and all other activities at the Finnish Reading Center are on a summer break from 19 June to 31 July 2026.

Finnish Literacy Work on Display in Stockholm

Sweden will host the EURead Annual General Meeting on 27 and 28 May 2026. The Finnish Reading Center represents Finnish literacy work at the event.

10 Facts About Reading in Finland 2024

This information package by the Finnish Reading Centre is an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the literacy situation in Finland. It is a compilation of over 50 different studies, statistics and reports concerning the literacy development of Finnish people and their reading habits.

10 facts about reading in Finland

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.

Magazines

The Finnish Reading Center publishes two online literary magazines, Kiiltomato and Lukufiilis.

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.