Linguistic landscape of Finnish school textbooks

Figures & data

Table 1. Textbook sample distributed according to school subject and grade level.

Subject	Grade 2	Grade 6	Grade 9	Total books
Environmental studies/geography	2	2	2	6
Finnish language and literature (FLL)	2	2	2	6
Mathematics	2	2	2	6
Religion: Lutheran	2	2	2	6
Religion: Orthodox	1	–	–	1
Religion: Islam	1^a	1^a	–	2
Ethics	–	1^b	2^b	3
Social studies	–	2	2	4
Total	10	12	11	34

^a Combined volume for two grades.

^b Combined volume for three grades.

Graph 1. Named and cited languages in the textbooks.

Figure 1. ‘Languages of the neighbourhood’ (source: Kipinä 6, p. 37).

Figure 2. ‘Many languages are spoken in Finland’ (source: Seikkailujen lukukirja, p. 180–181).

Figure 3. ‘Postcards from Europe’ (source: Välkky 6, p. 77–77).

Figure 4. ‘Posters on a wall’ (source: Kipinä 6, p. 33).