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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Refers to individuals who were reading books during the previous day
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
* Data on 2016 are not comparable with earlier data. From 2016 onwards, literature comprises reading of non-fiction and fiction, while earlier included was reading of fiction, textbooks and non-fiction.
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
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Statistics Finland. (December 31, 2022). Share of people reading books in Finland from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 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 August 25, 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: August 25, 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/
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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/