Multilingual Month celebrates multilingualism
During Multilingual Month, libraries will host a number of multilingual events.
Multilingual Month is an annual period of time between International Mother Language Day (21 February) and the World Poetry Day (21 March) that celebrates multilingualism.
During Multilingual Month, libraries host various events that highlight the richness of language and examine the importance of mother tongue and languages through art, gatherings and doing things together.
In Helmet libraries, for example, stories will be read in several different languages.
Examples of the program
Concerts in Vantaa:
- 28.2. Trio Mandeng, Myyrmäki library
- 28.2. Harmonic Drift, Koivukylä library
- 5.3. Sayan, Länsimäki library
- 7.3. Hadithi za Pwani, Tikkurila library
- 7.3. Tataki, Lumo library
- 12.3. Letters to the Water, Martinlaakso library
- 12.3. Night Sun, Point library
- 14.3. Taiwania, Mosaiikki library
- 14.3. Lucas Javi, Hakunila library
Story times in Espoo:
- 9.3. story time in Arabic, Iso Omena library
- 10.3. story time in English, Iso Omena library
- 11.3. story time in Albanian, Iso Omena library
- 12.3. story time in Swedish, Iso Omena library
- 13.3. story time in Chinese, Iso Omena library
- 14.3. story time in Kurdish, Iso Omena library
- 16.3. story time in Swedish, Tapiola library
- 19.3. story time in Chinese, Tapiola library
- 20.3. story time in English, Tapiola library
Poetry in Helsinki:
- 21.3. Poetry Gala, Pasila library
Multilingual Month has been celebrated in Finland since 2015 and in the Nordic Countries since 2017. Multilingual Month is coordinated by the Multilingual Library in cooperation with the Culture for All Service.
Book tips in different languages on Multilingual services’ page
Events in Helmet libraries. Find multilingual events using the search word “Satakielikuu”.
Multilingual Month events in Finland (Satakielikuukausi.fi).