Kindred Peoples’ Day 2025

Kindred Peoples’ Days, the largest celebration of Finno-Ugric peoples in Estonia, have started. We look forward to seeing you again this year to participate and perform at Kindred Peoples’ Days in October. 

In connection with Narva being the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture in 2025, these will mainly take place in Narva, but the program also includes events in Tallinn and Tartu. NB! Subject to change.

TARTU

Fri 10 Oct 7pm Kindred Peoples’ Day community evening and traditional music concert at Karlova Theatre (Tähe 66). Mari Kumõl (Mari), Väike Hellero (Estonian), Yumshan Gur (Udmurt), Kännu Peal Käbi (Finno-Ugric).

TALLINN

Wed 15 Oct 6-8.30pm poetry gaiety of the Union of Writers in the Tallinn House of Writers (Harju 1)

Wed 15 Oct 9pm Georg Buljo Duo (Norway, Saami) concert at the Tallinn Art School (Kevade 4)

Thu 30 Oct 7pm Finno-Ugric classics at the Rootsi-Mihkli Church of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (Rüütli 9):
Tähe-Lee Liiv (piano), Olga Voronova (violin), Yana Mägila (violin), Toomas Nestor (viola), Levi Daniel Mägila (cello)

NARVA

Thu 16 Oct 2-6pm Fenno-Ugria’s Kindred Peoples’ Day conference “Ingria – land, people, culture” on the traces of Ingrian and Finnish culture in Narva and Ida-Viru County at the Narva Town Hall (Raekoja plats 1).
The audience is greeted at the opening by performances of the Iloiset Ystävät choir of the Narva Ingrian Finnish Society and the dance group Metsäkukat of the Ida-Viru Ingrian Finnish Society.

Thu 16 Oct 5.30pm opening of the fashion exhibition “Hõimulõim” at Narva Art Residency (Joala 18)
A free-of-charge bus will transport the participants of the exhibition to the Georg Buljo Duo concert.

Thu 16 Oct 7pm Georg Buljo Duo (Norway, Saami) concert at the lobby of the University of Tartu Narva College (Raekoja plats 2)

Fri 17 Oct 12-4.30pm Kindred Peoples’ Day literature conference “The concept of ‘freedom’ in East European literatures VIII” at the University of Tartu Narva College (Raekoja plats 2).
Organiser: Szilárd Tibor Tóth.

Fri 17 Oct 5pm opening of the exhibition “Mune veelinnu pesast” (Eggs from the Nest of the Water Bird) by Tõnu Seilenthal, professor emeritus at the University of Tartu and linguist, at the Rugodiv Cultural Centre (Puškini 8) with the author in attendance.
Anna Makeev and members of the Tallinn Mari Society and the Tartu Mari Union will welcome the audience with songs and dances.

Fri 17 Oct 6pm screening of the film “Veelinnurahvas” (“The Waterfowl People”) in the small hall of Rugodiv Cultural Centre (Puškini 8)

Sat 18 Oct 4-6.30pm Kindred Peoples’ Day concert “Ida-Viru – our Ingria” at the Rugodiv Cultural Centre (Puškini 8):
Performers: Oshmes (Udmurt), Suprjadki (Estonian, Votic), Dänkki Briha (Karelian, Finnish), Ar God (Estonian-Udmurt), Lolav! (Komi), Anna Makeev & Co (Mari), Pántlika (Hungarian, in cooperation with the Liszt Institute), Natalia Abrosimova (Erzya)

Sat 18 Oct 8pm Finno-Ugric Beats / ending of the day at Club Ro-Ro (Jõe 3):
Dänkki Briha (Finland), Pántlika (Hungary, in cooperation with the Liszt Institute); DJs Daysleeper, Kaspar Jassa and Janno Zõbin

Thu 23 Oct 4-7pm Finno-Ugric Wikipedia workshop at the University of Tartu (Jakobi 2-423):
Organisers: Hõimulõimed, University of Tartu Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, Wikimedia Estonia

FINNO-UGRIC CLUB NIGHTS:

Fri 24 Oct 8pm Maustetytöt (Finland), Avemaria (Estonia) at Tartu Genialistide Klubi (Magasini 5)

Sat 25 Oct 8pm Maustetytöt (Finland), Avemaria (Estonia) at Tallinn Paavli Kultuurivabrik (Paavli 7)

Supported by the Ministry of Culture, the Cultural Endowment, the Kindred Peoples’ Programme, the City of Tallinn, and the Liszt Institute; events in Narva are supported by the Just Transition Fund.