‘Read a book on public transport’ theme day makes books a part of your journey!

Reading Week is an annual nationwide literacy theme week, which provides perspectives on literature and reading and inspires people of all ages to grab a book. Reading Week takes place on 22 –28 April 2024.

The theme of Reading Week in 2024 is meeting people. As we read, worlds come together, we learn new things, and our understanding, solidarity and empathy grow. Meeting people can happen both in physical spaces and virtually, for example in a reading circle, during an author visit or in social media. Reading Week is organised by the Finnish Reading Center.

Further information: lukuviikko.fi (Opens in a new tab) (In Finnish)

‘Read a book on public transport’ theme day on Thursday 25 April

The idea of the theme day is to encourage all Föli passengers to read books and enjoy reading in public transport. You can prepare for the day by borrowing a book from the library or grabbing that unread book at home to enliven your bus trips. Reading on the bus can make every trip a pleasant adventure, while, at the same time, you are taking a pause from the busyness to relax and rejuvenate. So, pack a book for the next bus trip and let your imagination soar! 

Föli reading tips for Reading Week

Claire Keegan: Kasvatti (2024) (orig. Foster)

The narrator of the novel is a little girl who is given away as a helper to relations. Her parents are poor Irish farmers. It is the 1980s, and the Catholic family has been blessed by many children. There is barely enough food, let alone care and attention. In the relatives' family home, at Kinsella's, the girl gets more than she bargained for.

Anniina Mikama: Myrrys (2021)

A Topelius Prize winning novel by a master storyteller! “Myrrys” is an old Finnish word and means a ‘sage’. The author of the Taikuri ja taskuvaras trilogy publishes a historical adventure novel with a dash of ancient magic.

Maria Turtschaninoff: Suomaa (2024)

The roots of people and forest that run equally deep. Suomaa is an enchanting episodic novel about the strength of the forest and the vibrant relationship Finnish people have with nature, which carries us from generation to generation.

John Ehn: Hevospojat (2024) (orig. Hästpojkarna)

A moving novel about love experienced by young men is magnificently connected between the 1930s and today. Anton gets a job at an assisted living facility for the elderly in Stockholm. On one home visit, the young man meets the nearly 100-year-old Alexander Kovac and gets through to the indrawn man.