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The book was left unfinished when I had to rush elsewhere, says Veikko Lehtinen, 17 – many young people are unable to fit reading into their busy everyday lives
School reading lists change with the interests of young people, but some classics still hold their ground. In this story, we recommend new books from the Helsinki book fair.
In the afternoon, in addition to the Veera robot, among the Oodi bookshelves in Helsinki’s main library, there are young people who have just graduated from school. Some have big stacks of books on their laps, some are searching for a suitable working space.
I ask them: What was the last book you left unfinished and why?
Many are clearly left thinking about their answer.
Some of the respondents say that very few books are actually left unfinished.
Others will not open books at all.
Free time is spent on things other than reading
Free time is spent with hobbies and smart devices and there seems to be no time for books.
According to him, many students genuinely have a positive attitude towards books and believe that reading is important. But incorporating reading into your everyday life is not natural.
Many in Oodi answer that sometimes they can’t finish reading the book because of lack of time or because the book isn’t interesting.
School reading lists included in the change
Bonsdorff says he immediately rejects books students are not allowed to read. The teachers’ wish would be for the book to crash.
– That at least once a person could have such a flow experience with a book. That you could immerse yourself in a book in the same way as a video game or social media content.
According to Bonsdorff, young people would like to read more books that deal with serious issues but also have humor.
Now, rainbow-themed stories and multiculturalism are being talked about. These books can be seen on high school reading lists.
***Book tips about what the Helsinki book fair has to offer:\n Mona Bling: 25 Transmyths, 27.10. at 12:30, Hakaniemi.\n Alice Jäske, Priska Niemi-Sampan, Janina Waenthongkham: Mixed – Finnish life at the crossroads of cultures, 29.10. at 2:30 p.m., Senate Square.***
Irene Bonsdorff teaches at a high average high school, which she says has a book-friendly environment. Still, children’s and young people’s withered interest in books is also worrying at Töölö co-educational school.
– This is something to think about every day. But there are book tips and bookgrams to present on Tiktok. Not to give up hope yet.
The rush has changed the way books are consumed
According to Bonsdorff, listening to books works just like reading, even if the story read by someone else does not promote technical literacy. Audiobooks are well suited to busy everyday life, as you can listen to them in conjunction with a gym workout, for example.
– And if there is an illustration in the book, it is attractive, says Mervi Vaara.
More and more young people are also consuming books in plain language. According to Vaara, there could be more and more of them.
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Roope Salminen, who calls himself an entertainer, stopped drinking more than a thousand days ago
In the beginning, sticking to the decision required counting sober days, even minutes.
However, Salminen, who became a guest of the half-past seven program, stated that he can also be called an entertainer.
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– We haven’t published anything in three years and I was a little afraid that no one would be interested anymore. It was a little scary. So I can honestly say that I’m pretty touched by how well it’s been received.
Salminen says he wouldn’t be sitting down to be interviewed now if he hadn’t made the decision three years ago to close the cap once and for all.
Counting the sober days has been important in keeping the decision – there are now more than a thousand of them. Salmi has an app on her cell phone that allows you to see the days exactly, but counting is no longer an everyday thing.
– The first hundred days went pretty much in such a way that I didn’t just follow days, I could follow hours. And for the first 6-7 days I followed every minute.
Salminen says that at first he felt like drinking all the time. Then every sober second was headed home.
– Later, seconds turned into minutes and minutes into days. And then, when I reached a thousand days, I didn’t notice until 1006 days had passed. So I hadn’t looked at it for almost a week. That it will get easier with time.
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