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Saarijärvi-Viitasaari / Finnland

Die Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Saarijärvi-Viitasaari ist eine von sechs Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in der finnischen Landschaft Mittelfinnland. Zu ihr gehören neben den namensgebenden Städten Saarijärvi und Viitasaari auch noch die sechs folgenden Städte und Gemeinden: Kannonkoski Karstula Kinnula Kivijärvi Kyyjärvi Pihtipudas

Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland

Saarijärvi-Viitasaari / Finnland

The Society of Swedish Literature in Finland is a scholarly society for the collection, archiving and dissemination of knowledge about Finland-Swedish culture. SLS publishes scholarly literature, maintains archives and libraries, funds research and awards literary and scholarly prizes and scholarships. SLS’s activity is made possible by private donations. SLS is one of the largest managers of private charitable funds in Finland. SLS was established in 1885 in memory of the Finnish national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, during a time when it was felt that the Swedish language and Swedish culture in Finland were under threat from the Finnish side. Leading cultural figures endorsed the need for an organization to preserve and mediate the Swedish cultural heritage in Finland. At the same time they sought to strengthen the identity of the Swedish-speaking population, and its understanding of its own culture. Today SLS has over 1,100 members, with around 100 employees in Helsinki and Vaasa.