INVITATION: The opening ceremony of the Helsinki Book Fair 2009

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The Finnish Fair Corporation is pleased to invite you to the opening ceremony of the Helsinki Book Fair 2009. Time: Thursday 22 October 2009 at 11.00 Place: Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Aleksis Kivi stage, hall 6

Opening ceremony programme

The ninth Helsinki Book Fair will be opened by the Minister of Labour and poet Anni Sinnemäki together with the Swedish Minister of Culture Leena Adelsohn Liljeroth . The programme is part of the work Svenska Kraft . It was planned, composed and directed by M. A. Numminen and tells of the significance of the Swedish language in Finland over thousands of years. In addition to Numminen himself, performers will include the young opera singers Monica Borgström and Simon Djupjöbacka and pianist Mika Siekkinen .

The Finnish Fair Foundation For Love of the Book award will be given to a private individual or an association which has creditably advanced the practice of reading. The prize will be awarded by the Chairman of the Award Committee, Chairman of the Board of the Finnish Book Publishers Association, Sara Mella .

Register in advance

Register in advance and the press badge will be ready for you. Register at www.finnexpo.fi/press . During the book fair you can register at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Welcome!

Further information

The Finnish Fair Corporation, Communications officer Vilja Perttola, tel. +358 9 1509 763, e-mail: vilja.perttola (at) finnexpo.fi
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Helsinki Book Fair 2009
The Helsinki Book Fair is one of the country’s most important cultural events, in recent years attracting nearly as many as 70 000 visitors. The Book Fair is organized by The Finnish Fair Corporation in a conjunction with the Finnish Book Publishers Association and the Organization of the Booksellers Association of Finland. The fairgoers can attend also Helsinki Music Fair and Wine, Food & Good living at the same time.
Helsinki Book Fair 2009.
www.helsinkibookfair.fi

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