How a 150-Year-Old Novel Made Finns a Nation of Readers

Helsinki Central Library Oodi in the Finnish capital, Helsinki. Photo by Kuvio from the official website of the Oodi Library. Published with permission

People in Finland read. A lot.

A recent survey by non-governmental organisation Finnish Reading Centre revealed that Finns had read more than usual during the coronavirus crisis.

A 2018 survey by Kantar TNS Oy, a leading market research company in Finland, found that reading books is the most popular way Finns spend…