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New travelling exhibition "13 Finnougrists"
The exhibition is based on material from the 2026 Finno-Ugric calendar. Finno-Ugric studies is a small but important discipline, the influence of which extends far …
Mari artist Juliana Klement's exhibition in Tartu
A photography exhibition by 17-year-old artist Juliana Klement, produced with the support of the Youth Guarantee Support System, is open from 18 August at the …
105th anniversary celebrations of Komi Republic postponed by Ukrainian drones
The Komi Republic was preparing to celebrate the republic’s 105th anniversary on 22 August with great pomp and ceremony, which is somewhat surprising, as several …
2026 Lennart Meri Waterfowl Fund Scholarship Competition open for applications
Fenno-Ugria Foundation has announced the 2026 Lennart Meri Waterfowl Fund Scholarship Competition with a deadline of 15 September 2026.
Kindred Peoples' Programme call for nominations
Kindred People’s Programme calls for nominations for the Uralic Ethnic Studies Award 2026 and for the Scientific Research Published in a Uralic Language Award 2026.
Olga Abramova, the new leader of the Republic of Udmurtia, has a background in agriculture
On 29 July, Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, appointed Olga Abramova as Acting Head of the Republic of Udmurtia, in a move that …
Linguist Evgeny Tsypanov published a Komi-language book
In recent years, there have been reports from the Russian Federation that there is no longer any funding available to support publications in national languages …
Komi language learned less and less
Experts from the Ministry of Education of the Komi Republic noted that, of the republic’s 96,000 pupils, 1,890 (3 per cent of the total number …
Fenno-Ugria at Pärnu Literature Festival
This year as wel, the Fenno-Ugria tent in Koidula Park, Pärnu, was open at the Pärnu Literature Festival on 15 August. The new Finno-Ugric Calendar …
New Finno-Ugric Calendar 2027 on dugout boats
The Finno-Ugric Calendar for 2027 is dedicated to dugout boats, which have also been an important means of transport for the Finno-Ugric peoples. The calendar …
Fenno-Ugria panel "Exile and Nationality" at Paide Opinion Festival
The Fenno-Ugria panel ‘Exile and Nationality’ at the Paide Opinion Festival on 8 August 2026 discussed national identity whilst away from one’s homeland.
Siberian Mari language and culture may die out
Researchers are concerned about the decline of the Mari language in the Sverdlovsk Oblast, where the Mari population has fallen by 40 per cent over the past ten years and half of those of Mari ethnicity no longer speak the language. Linguist Marina Kutsayeva writes about this in the Tomsk Journal of Linguistic and Anthropological Studies.