Just FYI: The President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, is reading Moomin books on a live broadcast.

[dotmavriq@social.dotmavriq.life]

@saaste in Finnish..or? @dotmargui

[frau_mensch@troet.cafe]

@saaste Was für eine coole Aktion! Wäre das nicht auch mal was für unsere #Stadtbibliothek en?

[liiwi@mastodon.social]

@saaste Too bad it's not one of those non-geofenced ones:

https://areena.yle.fi/tv/ohjelmat/30-1662

[pionir@masto.bike]

@saaste

The UK had something similar with Jackanory. Moomins featured quite often including Judi Dench reading in 1973

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackanory

[stoori@polyglot.city]

@dotmavriq @dotmargui @saaste i suppose this part was in swedish (and the latter books in finnish)

[dotmavriq@social.dotmavriq.life]

@Stoori @dotmargui @saaste Oooh! Me and my partner know Swedish, so...that'd be cool

[stoori@polyglot.city]

@dotmavriq @dotmargui @saaste here's actually a non-geoblocked version with interpretation to finlandswedish sign language. stubb's part begins soon after 11 minutes

https://areena.yle.fi/1-77144439

[dotmavriq@social.dotmavriq.life]

@Stoori @dotmargui @saaste Kiitos! 🙏

[benhm3@saint-paul.us]

@saaste

Wait, #Finland your president can READ?!

[niko@social.nikopoikulainen.fi]

@BenHM3 @saaste We're all surprised, but it seems to be true.

[tarmot@mementomori.social]

@saaste oh the contrast with the US president