Abstract: ［Purpose/Significance］Finland is developed in reading education, and reading service professionals in libraries play a vital role. An investigation on the advanced experience of Finnish reading service talent cultivation can provide a reference for the development of reading service professional education in China.［Design/Methodology］Four Finnish colleges which provide library and information science education and reading courses were chosen as investigation objects. Through an online survey of the four colleges’ websites, this paper explored and analyzed reading service professional cultivation from four aspects,i.e., degree programs and courses, teaching methods, faculty, research and training projects.［Findings/Conclusion］The professional education of reading service in Finland has the characteristics of focusing on undergraduate education, relying on research and training projects, and conducting cross-disciplinary, cross-institutional and transnational cooperation. There is also a close cooperation between schools and libraries.［Originality/Value］This paper reveals the patterns and characteristics of library science education in Finland in the cultivation of reading service professionals, and proposes suggestions based on the  local situation of China, which could provide references for the education of reading service professionals in China.

Keywords: Reading service professional, Reading promoter, Talent cultivation on reading service, Library science education, Finland