Multilingual Month 2025

Multilingual Month / Satakielikuukausi celebrates language diversity Feb 21st - March 21st 

This year Multilingual Month is celebrated in Finland for the 11th time!

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 for example 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. All events registered to Multilingual Month will be published on the website by 17th of February.

Exhibitions, storytelling for children, and other events are organized around Finland, from the capital region to Tornio and from Vaasa to Lieksa.

Examples of the program:

• Duo Musaico: Who am I? Multilingual dance, music and theatre performance. 4.3. at 17.30–18.10, Porvoo Main Library
• Sing along event of the Multilingual Month, 13.3. at 13.30–14.30 Turku Main Library
• Kirjailija kielten välissä – The writer in-between languages. Panel discussion on multilingualism as part of the identity and work process of an author. 15.3. at 13–15, Jyväskylä Main Library.
• Ukrainian children’s theatre club Naamiot, 21.2., 28.2., 7.3., 14.3. and 21.3., Entresse Library, Espoo
• Easy Finnish book club, 26.2. and 19.3. at 17–18.30, Sello Library, Espoo.
• Kaiti Tornionlaakson myseymhiin celebration day.  In the event, the new guide and audio guide in Meänkieli of Torne Valley Myseum will be published 26.2. The museum is open 11–19 and the program starts at 18.00. Tornionlaakson museo - Tornedalens museum.
• Many libraries organize, for example, story times or reading circles in Arabic, Ukrainian, Albanian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian and Spanish.

Satakielikuukausi – Multilingual Month is coordinated by the Multilingual Library, together with the Culture for All Service.

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.

More information

Programme, blogs and other information on www.satakielikuukausi.fi

Satakielikuukausi Facebook page

Multilingual Library

monikielinen.kirjasto@hel.fi