Multilingual Month 2026
This year Multilingual Month is celebrated in Finland for the 12th 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 20th of February.
Exhibitions, storytelling for children, and other events are organized around Finland, from the capital region to Rovaniemi and from Kuopio to Seinäjoki.
Examples of the program:
- Bilingual book publication and storytelling by author Nataliia Deineka, on 21st of February at 12–13, Kuopio City Library.
- Easy Finnish guided tours 24th of January–17th of March, accompanied by a peer guide in Arabic and Kurdish, as well as Azerbaijani, Turkish and Russian, supporting multilingualism. Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki.
- Multilingual Month concerts at various locations of Vantaa City Library 28th of February–14th of March: nine concerts will draw on for instance Bengali, South American and Persian musical traditions and will feature for example Afro-jazz as well as Georgian, Portuguese, Japanese and Taiwanese language.
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
All links will direct to another website.
Programme, blogs and other information on www.satakielikuukausi.fi
Satakielikuukausi Facebook page
Multilingual Library: monikielinen.kirjasto@hel.fi
Logos can be downloaded: Info Multilingual Month - Satakielikuukausi
