Books
The Finnish Literature Society, SKS, is Finland’s largest publisher of open access scholarly books in the field of humanities. We publish peer-reviewed scholarly books in the fields of literature, cultural studies, history, and the Finnish language. Our new titles are freely available online.
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SKS promotes open science
We believe that everyone should have access to scholarly research. Our scholarly books are freely available for everyone online.

See our entire selection at our online bookstore
In addition to SKS’s scholarly books, you will find books by SKS Kirjat, a non-fiction publishing house owned by the Finnish Literature Society.
SKS is a learned society that advances the use of the Finnish language in academic scholarship and publishes high-quality research. Our Studia Fennica series, published in English, aims to make Finnish humanistic research available internationally.
In addition to the peer-reviewed scholarly books in our traditional scholarly series, we produce online publications that make archival material available to researchers anywhere and at any time.
SKS owns the publishing company SKS Kirjat, which publishes non-fiction books of general interest, as well as educational material.
SKS is Finland’s oldest continuously operating publishing house. From 1834 to this day, our books have contributed to the Finnish language and built a deeper understanding of the Finnish culture and cultural heritage. Our ever-growing collection of archival publications is included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.
SKS publishes
- peer-reviewed scholarly books in print and as open access e-books
- archival material as online publications for researchers
- non-fiction books of general interest
- electronic learning materials

Looking for a publisher?
We are happy to receive proposals and manuscripts. Read more on our scholarly publishing and peer review process!
All photos: Emma Suominen, SKS.