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 includes some 30 000 Finnish entries with their equivalents in other languages. In addition to the basic Finnish vocabulary, the dictionary includes words, phrases and institutions relevant to immigration and integration […]

Happy mother language day 21.2! Multilingual Month is about to begin! This month will offer a lot to follow for people interested in increasing their skills and knowledge about multilingualism in the Nordic countries. Our blogs focus on the other hand on issues of the Sámi languages alterning with a blog series that moves in

Briefly in English: Published On February 6, the Saami National Day, the essay by Ánne Márjá Guttorm Graven discusses the relationship of the Saami language to the dominant language as well as practical instruments for strengthening the profile of Saami languages. She is a professional of the Northern Saami language. Guttorm Graven appreciates all the small advances that raise the

[sámegillii] [suomeksi] HELGA WEST People who embark on advancing the position of Saami languages in our society often face a reaction along the lines of  ”what you propose is important, but it can’t be done”. As a journalist, I hear this story often. A mother who spends countless hours to secure Saami-language pre-school and elementary

[in English] [suomeksi] HELGA WEST Olbmot, geat álget ovddidit sámegielaid sajádaga servvodagaineamet, dávjá ožžot vástádussan: ”Ášši lea dehálaš, muhto dan ii leat vejolaš čađahit.” Doaimmaheaddjin gulan fearána dávjá. Eadnái, guhte geavaha čuđiid diimmuid ovddidettiin sámegielat árrabajásgeassima ja skuvlabálga, vástiduvvo, ahte dan ordnen ii leat vejolaš, danin go sámemánát eai gávdno doarvái. Hovdii muitaluvvo, ahte sámegielaide

Summary in English: NolitchX is a literary project that aims to make visible the works of immigrant language authors residing in the Nordic countries. NolitchX creates networks of contacts and collaborations, produces multilingual literary events and coordinates translations and publications to find alternative ways for immigrant language writers to work professionally and to meet the

In the Nordic countries, the need for talking books in other languages than European languages has increased during the last few years. Due to the amount of refugees coming to the Nordic countries, a cooperation concerning the production of talking books in Arabic and Sámi languages started in 2015. The involved libraries are Celia in

Greenlandic multilingual culture and literature seems to be little known in the Nordic countries and that might be symptomatic of our distant relationship to our colonial past – but why not make up for it by reading a couple of new Greenlandic authors? Read more about Niviaq Korneliussens’s Homo Sapienne and Sørine Stenholdts Zombieland on the website of Nordic

Hur förstår vi varandra? När jag läser tidningar, ofta på nätet dessa dagar, är det slående hur ord och halva meningar plockas ur sina sammanhang för att tjäna som opinionsbildning. Och hur snabbt vi som läsare och lyssnare blivit nöjda med slagord och halva sanningar. Berättandekulturer där den som yttrar och den som tar emot

I want to remind the reader of two people in exile in 1930s and 1940s in Sweden. The first one is Kurt Tucholsky – who committed suicide as an outcome of serious depression when he was waiting for a decision from the Swedish migration authority. The other one is Bertolt Brecht who was in exile in