The contest was arranged by the Finnish postal services, the Federation for Finnish Mother Tongue Teachers, and the Finnish Literature Society. The contestants were to write a letter based on a book.
Konkursā varēja piedalīties skolēni vecumā no 14 līdz 21 gadam, un konkursa dalībnieku uzdevums bija uzrakstīt vēstuli, pamatojoties uz kādu grāmatu.