Reeding week on 20–26 April 2026

Reading Week is an annual nationwide literacy theme week organised by the Finnish Reading Center.

Reading Week is a theme week for reading and literacy. 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 published 10 facts about reading in Finland(Opens in a new window) for Reading Week in 2020. In 2022, 10 facts about global literacy(Opens in a new window) was published. Both ”10 facts” links take you to the Finnish Reading Center’s web page.

Reading Week has been celebrated for more than 40 years, with the tradition beginning on Reading Sunday in 1977, and the actual Reading Week being celebrated since 1997.