In 2021, the share of Finnish people reading books remained at the same level of 25 percent as in the previous year. Before 2016, over 30 percent of the surveyed people in Finland had read books during the previous day. However, the results are not fully comparable with results from 2016 to 2019. Since 2016, figures only include fiction and non-fiction literature, as reading textbooks was excluded from the survey.
Share of people reading books in Finland from 2011 to 2021
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Book market in FinlandStatistics Finland. (December 31, 2022). Share of people reading books in Finland from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/873120/share-of-people-reading-books-in-finland/
Statistics Finland. "Share of people reading books in Finland from 2011 to 2021." Chart. December 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873120/share-of-people-reading-books-in-finland/
Statistics Finland. (2022). Share of people reading books in Finland from 2011 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/873120/share-of-people-reading-books-in-finland/
Statistics Finland. "Share of People Reading Books in Finland from 2011 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/873120/share-of-people-reading-books-in-finland/
Statistics Finland, Share of people reading books in Finland from 2011 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/873120/share-of-people-reading-books-in-finland/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Share of people reading books in Finland from 2011 to 2021 [Graph], Statistics Finland, December 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/873120/share-of-people-reading-books-in-finland/