Over 20 million books are sold in Finland every year. That’s an average of four books per person, to that we must add that each Finn borrows 21 library books per year. Around a fifth of all the books published in Finland are translations. Around 60% are from English, Swedish holds second place at around 10-14%.
In the world’s most literate nation is there a place for literature from other European Union countries? What EU books are translated and what are not? Can a bestseller trigger interest in other books from the same country? Eleven experts and moderator Juha Hietanen tackle the issue of translation of EU literature into Finnish.

Welcome to Rikhardinkatu Library (Lukusali, 3rd floor) on Thursday 16 May 2019 from 5 to 8 pm. The event will be in Finnish language.

Translating EU (JPG, 231 KB)