Finnish Literature Society Explained

The Finnish Literature Society (fi|Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura ry or fi|SKS) was founded in 1831^[1] to promote literature written in Finnish. Among its first publications was the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic.^[2]

The society is the oldest Finnish publisher still in operation and publishes general non-fiction books including folklore, literature and history.^[3]

In 2024, the SKS has just over 2,000 members; membership fees range from 20-35 euros per year.^[4]

The SKS research library is open to the public.^{[5] [6]}

See also

• • Estonian Learned Society Latvian Literary Society
• Lithuanian Literary Society

External links

• Official website (English)
• Folklore Fellows website The folklore activities of the Finnish Literature Society, article dated July 6, 2009

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=W_hGEAAAQBAJ&dq=Latvian+Literary+Society+1824&pg=PT82 Google Books website, A History of the Baltic States’’, by Andres Kasekamp
2. https://finlit.libguides.com/finnishfolklore/kalevala Library Guides website, Finnish folklore: information sources in English: Kalevala and Kanteletar
3. https://www.jstor.org/publisher/finnishlitsoc JStor website, Finnish Literature Society
4. https://www.finlit.fi/tietoa-meista/palvelut-kayttajittain/jasenille/ SKS official website, Jasenille
5. https://finlit.libguides.com/finnishfolklore Library Guides website, Finnish folklore: Information sources in English: Home
6. https://www.europeana.eu/en/blog/discovering-finnish-literary-heritage-with-codices-fennici Europeana website, Discovering Finnish literary heritage with Codices Fennici