In November 2009, on Universal Children’s Day, a group of Inari Saami teachers, parents and children travelled to the capital to meet Finnish politicians including
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Kirjastoissa tarvitaan kielten ja kulttuurien osaajia
(in English below) Suomessa on yhä enemmän perheitä, jotka ovat monikielisiä. Suomessa on yhä enemmän lapsia, jotka kasvavat monikielisessä ympäristössä. Yli 400 000 Suomessa asuvaa
Kirjasto kutsuu yhteisiin lukuhetkiin – monella kielellä | Libraries invite you to share reading moments – in many languages
[In English below] Lasten ja nuorten lukemiseen kannustamiseksi tehdään työtä usealla taholla. Jo varhain aloitettu yhdessä lukeminen on tärkeää. Lukeminen on mukavaa aikuisen ja lapsen
Yhteisöjen ja yksilöiden monet kielet
Koneen Säätiö tuki kieliohjelmassaan 2012–16 monikielisyyttä eri tavoilla, ja monikielisyyden tukeminen on sille edelleen tärkeää. Monikielisyyttä ajatellaan helposti vain yhteiskunnan tasolta, eli että yhteiskunnassa puhutaan
MONIKIELISYYS – uhkana mahdollisuus?? | MULTILINGUALISM – opportunity from a threat?
[In English below] Suomalainen yhteiskunta monimuotoistuu ja samalla monikielistyy koko ajan, varsin nopealla tahdilla. Varsinkin pääkaupunkisedulla muualta tulleita, muita kuin suomea tai ruotsia äidinkielenään puhuvia
Ós Pressan
Once upon a time, in the winter of 2014, there was a woman living in Reykjavík, Iceland who saw an add on Facebook about a
Our library – my language
Reading and library services should be accessible to all – regardless of their language. Multilingual Library brings services to the customer’s local library. Free access
Call to action – the Indigenous language challenge!
This year we celebrate the UN’s International Year of Indigenous Languages. The purpose of the year is to make the situation of the Indigenous languages
When Kullervo met Araweelo
we could learn more about Nordic-Somali poetry, literature and storytelling It was more than ten years ago when I had my first, unexpected contact with
ROMANI PUBLICATIONS FOR CHILDREN IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES
By 2019, in all countries in Europe where Roma live, a number of publications for children varying from materials to support the education of the
Multilingualism and Polyphony in Immigrants’ Literature in Finland
Immigration and globalization have broadened the definition of Finnish literature that was traditionally defined as a piece of literature written by a Finn in Finnish
Sign language e-library of Finland
Online Sign Language eLibrary of Finland has a version in Finnish and Swedish. The library, run by the Finnish Association of the Deaf, has collected materials
Digital learning and playing space in Somali for children
Finnish National Agency for education (Opetushallitus) has published a new, playful learning platform to support Somali mother language teaching at schools. The platform is open
Sano se saameksi – Say it in Sámi
Say it in Saami features the first online Saami phrasebook on the Internet containing informal language, and its goal is to help the endangered languages. You
Kolibrí Festivaali
Kolibrí – the Ibero-American children’s cultural festival is a way to experience multiculturalism and multilingualism in Finland through children’s eyes. Kolibrí offers an artistic, recreational
Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding
The Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding (or Vigdís World Language Centre, for short) has been established in April 2017, based on an
A new dictionary series promotes integration and cultural exchange
Husein Muhammed The Finnish Institute for the Languages of Finland (Kotus) is preparing a new dictionary series for speakers of mainly migrant languages. The dictionary
Leikin sata kieltä ja tarinaa / The hundred languages of playing
Leikin sata kieltä ja tarinaa / The hundred languages of playing is a fare about children’s education in multilingual and intercultural contexts. In 2018 the
Tema morsmål – support for multilingual education
Tema Morsmål is a website that offers resources to support different mother tongues and multilingual work in child care, mother tongue education and bilingual education in
Somali Nordic Culture promotes reading and writing in Somali
Somali Nordic Culture is an association located in Sweden. It works to increase interest towards Somali Culture organizing events and festivals, activities for children, film
Nypon förlag – lättläst också på andra språk
Nypon förlag is a publishing house located in Helsingborg, Sweden, specialized in books that are easy to read (lättläst/ selkokieli). It publishes books mainly in
Café Lingua – Living Languages – Lifandi tungumál
A worldful of languages! Café Lingua is a platform for those who want to enhance their language skills, Icelandic or other languages, a place to
The Flying Carpet – Fljúgandi teppi
The Flying Carpet – intercultural encounters The Flying Carpet is a method of facilitated intercultural encounters created by Kristin R. Vilhjálmsdóttir. By implementing the The
The Women’s Story Circle (Söguhringur kvenna) in Reykjavik City Library
Image: a visual art piece, a new map of Reykjavík, created by The Women´s Story Circle under the guidance of Lilianne Vorstenbosch A worldful of
Learning for Integration: multilingual language cafés, language-specific playgroups for kids, language expert services etc.
Learning for Integration ry promotes the learning of languages and cultural sensitivity of migrant, immigrant and refugee children and youth in Finland and other Nordic countries.
Litteraturcentrum Uppsala
Litteraturcentrum Uppsala is a collaboration of Studiefrämjandet, Kultur i länet, Kulturrådet, Uppsala city, Uppsala regional library and Svenska Pen. Its aim is to support local
Multilingual Month 