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

Summary in English: Nordic Region is so rich in languages The Nordic Council of Ministers has a vision of strengthening the understanding of Scandinavian languages to create contact, sense of community and mobility between people in the Nordic countries. More than 200 languages are nevertheless spoken in the Nordic countries, and many people are bilingual

Last year Culture for All Service published a report about the position of non-dominant language writers in the Nordic organizations that support literature. The question was whether writers who write in other than the dominant languages of the country could apply for the state grants for writers, for translation support and for the membership in the writers’

Regardless of the causes for the movement of people from one country to another during the past few decades, there have been hundreds of thousands of foreigners residing in every European country.  As a result, every European or Nordic country has become a multilingual society with increasing demand for access to books in foreign languages.

Multilingual Month, a month celebrating multilingualism and language diversity, will take place between February 21st, the International Mother Language Day, and March 21st, the World Poetry Day and the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The first Multilingual Month gathers organizations, people and events all over the Nordic countries. We warmly welcome all

Katarina Taikon (1932-1995) wrote books in Swedish for both adults and children and defended the rights of Romani community. After her times, language-specific support has contributed to the development of literature written in Romani language in Sweden. The state support structures of the Nordic Countries for literature written in minority languages vary considerably. How should the concept of equal opportunities be understood in

The seminar Literature without borders – Kirjallisuus ilman rajoja – Litteratur utan gränser –  took place on March 18th 2016 at Nordic Culture Point, with full audience consisting of writers and specialists of literature from different Nordic countries. The speakers and audience discussed topics like the position of non-dominant language authors in the Nordic Countries, safe havens and other initiatives to promote freedom of expression; the position of Sámi literature,

Kitari Mayele toimii kulttuurituottajana Kulttuurikeskus Caisassa. Kielillä on merkittävä rooli hänen elämässään, sillä ne avaavat paljon ovea ja tuovat paljon iloa ja ihmisiä ympärilleen. Ne auttavat häntä oppia uusia asioita erilaisissa tilanteissa ja samalla tulla toimeen ihmisiin ilman rajoja.   LA LANGUE DANS SA DIVERSITÉ ET COMPLEXITÉ Nous disons que la langue est un moyen et un instrument majeur

POEMS by | Mazen Maarouf, Manal Al-Sheikh, Anisur Rahman, Diana Mistera, Hamdam Zakirov and Inger-Mari Aikio. Mazen Maarouf / PALESTINE-ICELAND   Chlorophyll [Translation: Mazen Maarouf]   The wood, which was used Without love To make wings of planes And windows, That wood Inhabited by the spirits of hundreds of birds From when it was part of a tree, They clung to it, While contemplating the skin of

Outi Korhonen Outi Korhonen on taide- ja kulttuurikasvattaja, joka toimii monikielisyyden ja kulttuurisen moninaisuuden edistämiseksi suomalaisella kulttuurikentällä. Hän kirjoittaa, koordinoi projekteja ja toimii myös taiteilijana tai taidekasvattajana projekteissa, joiden voima on erilaisten tekijöiden luovissa kohtaamisissa.   Kirjallisuuden monikielisyyshaasteille on ratkaisuja Kirjallisuuskentän monikielisyydestä on taas keskusteltu. (HS 20.2, HS 23.2. ja HS 28.2. sekä YLE: Kultakuume 23.2.) Tilanne on monisyinen ja