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> 55% of Finns visit libraries at least once a month. Wait what? That seems insanely high even for a progressive society. As a reference point UK is at 30% on

by Havoc 4mo ago

> 55% of Finns visit libraries at least once a month. Wait what? That seems insanely high even for a progressive society. As a reference point UK is at 30% on YEARLY STATS NOT MONTHLY >In England, 30% of adults aged 16 and over used a public library service at least once in the previous 12 months.

deanc 4mo ago
I live in Finland and even I am sceptical of this figure. Maybe that’s because I go once a year. I will say it’s very very common for folks to use the library for its primary purpose of renting books - which of course requires a visit twice in a month - once to collect and once to return.
- fragmede 4mo ago
  On the return trip, you collect another set of books, making it a habit.
- fragmede 4mo ago
  On the return trip, you collect another set of books, which you then also have to return in two weeks.
timonoko 4mo ago
The report is deliberately misleading by the red-green government. If you read between the lines it is a poll among the library visitors.
stevekemp 4mo ago
I moved to Finland, and starting when my child was about three years old I took him to Oodi every weekend. The soft-play area was heaven for him, and he liked flicking through the donald-duck comic books. Even now, when he's nine, I go every month or two with him for an afternoon. He has no shortage of books at home, but he gets to run around, look at books, and play with other kids. He enjoys himself enormously.
- a96 4mo ago
  I'm probably in the middle of the stat myself and know people from both sides. My first thought was also that a lot of parents and children visit libraries almost daily and pupils and students visit libraries on school breaks and after school alone or with friends. On one hand, you have a lot of busy and tired adults and a lot of old people that might not use libraries (often), but you also have the massively active younger demographics. I don't know how that would balance out and how the stats were counted. Maybe they fit somehow.

by Havoc 4mo ago

deanc 4mo ago

I live in Finland and even I am sceptical of this figure. Maybe that’s because I go once a year. I will say it’s very very common for folks to use the library for its primary purpose of renting books - which of course requires a visit twice in a month - once to collect and once to return.

fragmede 4mo ago
On the return trip, you collect another set of books, making it a habit.
fragmede 4mo ago
On the return trip, you collect another set of books, which you then also have to return in two weeks.

timonoko 4mo ago

The report is deliberately misleading by the red-green government. If you read between the lines it is a poll among the library visitors.

stevekemp 4mo ago

I moved to Finland, and starting when my child was about three years old I took him to Oodi every weekend. The soft-play area was heaven for him, and he liked flicking through the donald-duck comic books. Even now, when he's nine, I go every month or two with him for an afternoon. He has no shortage of books at home, but he gets to run around, look at books, and play with other kids. He enjoys himself enormously.

a96 4mo ago
I'm probably in the middle of the stat myself and know people from both sides. My first thought was also that a lot of parents and children visit libraries almost daily and pupils and students visit libraries on school breaks and after school alone or with friends. On one hand, you have a lot of busy and tired adults and a lot of old people that might not use libraries (often), but you also have the massively active younger demographics. I don't know how that would balance out and how the stats were counted. Maybe they fit somehow.