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Newspaper Oma Mua adds Tver Karelian language
The only Karelian-language newspaper in the Russian Federation, Oma Mua, which had ceased publication in Karelia due to lack of funds, resumes publication. The good …
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Karelian villagers do not like ethnotourism
The Karelian village of Kindasovo has begun to experience the downsides of ethnotourism. The village, in the Pryaza region of the Republic of Karelia, is …
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Karelian-Finnish Friendship society closes down
Closure of society The notice says: At the beginning of 2024, it became clear that the Karelian-Finnish Friendship Society would not be able to maintain …
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Karelian Electoral Commission refuses to use Karelian and Veps languages
The Electoral Commission has now responded by refusing to print the ballot papers in indigenous languages because there have been no changes in legislation since …
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Karelian Language Day celebrated in Karelia
On this day in 2009, the President of the Republic of Finland, Tarja Halonen, adopted a decision to grant Karelian the status of a minority …
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University of Eastern Finland leads programme to revive Karelian
The project has been directed by the University of Eastern Finland since 2020. Currently, the project has received funding for this year and the next. …
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Day of Karelian and Vepsian Writing
Hyviä karjalan kielen päiviä!
Ani čomad vepsan kelen päivudet! / Lujas čomad vepsan kelen päivudet! Happy Day of Karelian and Vepsian Writing! April 20 is …
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Finnish town Kuhmo selected as Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2023
An international five-member jury has selected Kuhmo, a town in Finland’s Kainuu County and a UNESCO Creative City of Literature, as the next Finno-Ugric Capital …
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“The Earth’s Circle. Kolodozero ”
Curator: Annika Haas Design: Anne Järvpõld and Annika Haas The exhibition is open to 05.06.2022 On December 17, at 5 pm, the exhibition “The Earth’s …
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Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2023 Competition Begins
Youth Association of Finno-Ugric Peoples (MAFUN) and URALIC Centre today announced the start of the competition for the title of Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2023. …
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Nuori Karjala obtained consultative status with ECOSOC at UN
New York: Center for Support of Indigenous Peoples and Civic Diplomacy Young Karelia Nuori Karjala -nuorisojärjestö has been granted special consultative status with Economic and Social Council …
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Finno-Ugric activists made proposals at the UN for the protection of languages
12th session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples started with the celebration of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages. International …