Multilingual Month is a series of events open to all. The events and projects are united by the fact that, in one way or another, they take into account linguistic diversity and the importance of mother tongues.
Libraries can participate by, for example, giving reading tips related to the topic, organising exhibitions of relevant materials and holding multilingual fairy tale readings. Museums can organise workshops, guided tours or discussion events in different languages.
Schools can participate through theme days, exhibitions, various workshops or group work or by inviting multilingualism experts to give presentations. Other cultural actors are also welcome to participate with similar programmes.
The organisations and actors participating in Multilingual Month implement the events with their own funding. The organising bodies are responsible for their own communications and must publish their events through the website www.satakielikuukausi.fi.
You can also participate by sharing materials, images, texts or reflections related to multilingualism on social media using the hashtags #Satakielikuukausi #MultilingualMonth #FlerspråkighetsMånaden #Flerspråkighet #monikielisyys
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The Multilingual Month celebrates its 10-year anniversary
Multilingual Month has been celebrated in Finland since 2015, which makes 2024 its 10th anniversary!
Satakielikuukausi – Multilingual Month is an annual celebration of language diversity, spreading to cultural centers, libraries, schools, and homes across Finland. Multilingual Month begins on the International Mother Language Day on the 21st of February, and ends on the World Poetry Day, 21st of March which is also the United Nations Day Against Racism. Multilingual Month encourages us to look at the significance of native language and multilingualism through art, participation, and coming together.
The diverse program consists of presentations, discussions, storytelling, exhibitions, and workshops. Through art and culture, the events highlight the richness of language diversity, explore building one’s identity through language, and create opportunities for mutual encounters across language boundaries. The Satakielikuukausi website as well as the Satakielikuukausi Facebook page publishes information on the theme month’s events.
Exhibitions, storytelling for children, and other events are organized around Finland, from the capital region to Turku and Kemijärvi. In addition, the program offers both live streamed and recorded online events that anyone can join from home, classroom, or kindergarten, for example.
Satakielikuukausi – Multilingual Month is coordinated by the Multilingual Library, together with the Culture for All service. Multilingual Month has been celebrated also in other Nordic countries since 2017.
Join the Multilingual celebration!
You can also participate by sharing theme related materials, images, texts, or reflections on social media using the hashtags #SatakieliKuukausi #FlerspråkighetsMånaden #MultilingualMonth #Flerspråkighet #monikielisyys.
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Programme, blogs and other information on Satakielikuukausi -web pages.
Multilingual Month Facebook pages.
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