Education and popular adult education have been central in the development of Nordic societies, and as such, emphasis on education has also been an essential component of the Nordic labor movements. The article focuses on the conceptual history of sivistys (Bildung), a key concept and a characteristic element of the Finnish workers’ educational movement through the Finnish Workers’ Educational Association during its era of political education from the 1920s until the 1960s. Workers’ education took the concept sivistys from 19th century projects for people’s education, and thus tied workers’ education tightly to the broader field of Nordic popular adult education. In fact, the Finnish workers’ educational movement received more influence from Nordic people’s education than international socialist theories and programs for workers’ education – of which the use of the concept sivistys is a clear example.

教育和大众成人教育一直是北欧社会发展的中心，因此，重视教育也已成为北欧劳工运动的重要组成部分。本文着重讨论“伪善”的概念史（Bildung），这是1920年代至1960年代政治教育时期通过芬兰工人教育协会进行的芬兰工人教育运动的关键概念和特征要素。工人教育从19世纪的人民教育项目中汲取了观念上的愚蠢，因此将工人的教育与北欧受欢迎的成人教育的广阔领域紧密地联系在一起。实际上，