The Finnish Reading Center is a well established NGO, promoting reading, literacy and literature. We arrange author visits and produce materials, information and reports on literacy, both in Finland and globally. We produce services and expertise for schools, libraries, the general public, media and policy-makers. We also publish two online literary magazines.
The Finnish Reading Center is the only organization in Finland to systematically promote reading through author visits. Author visits are a valuable income to over 1000 professionals that can be found in the Finnish Reading Center’s Author Visit Service. The Author Visit Service consists of literary professionals who have published in Finland or otherwise operate in Finland.
The Finnish Reading Center is also responsible for major national reading and literacy campaigns such as Book Bag For Every Baby Born and Reading Week. We work with close co-operation with schools, libraries, government and other organisations. We are also an active member of European reading and literacy networks, such as EURead, Global Network For Early Years Book Gifting and ELINET.
The Finnish Reading Center was founded in 1972.
