People were interested in the book fair, there was a record number of visitors

Helsinki the book fair set an all-time visitor record, says Messukeskus in its press release.

Almost 98,000 visitors visited the Helsinki Book Fair and the Wine & Food Fair over the course of four days.

According to the release, the number of visitors increased by 11 percent from last year, and exceeded the previous record from 2019 by almost 6,000.

According to the managing directors of WSOY and Otava, people also spent more money at the fair than in previous years.

“Book sales have grown at the same pace as the number of visitors. A record number of books have been sold at the Helsinki Book Fair this year,” says the CEO of WSOY Timo Julkunen in the bulletin.

At the book fair saw almost 1,000 author interviews and discussions. There were more than 1,500 performers. One of the performers was the president of the republic Alexander Stubb. He spoke at the fair about the importance of literature.

The whole event was organized from Thursday to Sunday, October 24–27. in the Helsinki Fair Center. The fair was now organized for the 24th time at the Helsinki Messukeskus.

The Helsinki Book Fair is the largest literary event in the Nordic countries in terms of visitors.