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In memoriam Maria Voldina (1936-2026)
The first Khanty poetess and female journalist, Maria Voldina (Vagatova, 28 December 1936 – 15 February 2026), has passed away. She devoted her entire life …
Hancock 2026 opening ceremony: aftermath
The year of the 2026 Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture was opened in Hancock, Michigan on 24 January 2026.
New Ainola Centre opened in Tartu
The Tartu branch of the Finnish Institute has move to Tampere House at the beginning of this year, turning the building into a broader centre for Finnish culture. At the beginning of 2026, the Ainola Centre has begun operating there.
Hancock, the 2026 Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture, unveils logo and preliminary programme
On 21 June, Narva – the 2025 Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture – announced the 2026 Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture, which will be Hancock, Michigan, USA.According …
III Conference of Finno-Ugric Writers took place in Khanty-Mansiysk
The conference took place on 19-23 May and was expected to attract nearly 200 participants: writers, publishers, literary scholars, linguists, librarians, ethnologists. All the Finno-Ugric …
Open call for Kindred Peoples’ Literary Award 2024
The aim of the award is to recognise the work of authors or translators of the literature of kindred peoples without their own statehood. The …
Finno-Ugrian days return this October
The festival reaches its apex on the third Saturday of October – this year on October 15th – the day that the national flags of Estonia fly in honour of our fellow kindred peoples living all around the world.
Finnish town Kuhmo selected as Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2023
This marks the first time that the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture will be located in Finland. Kuhmo expects the title to boost cultural tourism in the region and to support the preservation and revitalization of languages and cultural heritage across the wider Finno-Ugric world.
Moscow splitting Finno-Ugric languages to promote assimilation to Russian, Mari linguist says
Moscow is currently promoting the division of the Mari language into two – the Lugo Mari and the Gorno Mari — to reduce the number …
Artyom Malykh: "Decline of standardized literary Uralic languages will coexist with the promotion of dialects as standardized languages"
On 21 October, Artyom Malykh, well-known Udmurt activist and founder of Uralistica social network, gave a talk on Uralic peoples of Russia at Sugrifest, a …
Raisiya Sungurova: "Mari people in Yugra are on the land of our kindred peoples"
Raisiya Sungurova was awarded the Lennart Meri’s Waterfowl prize for her role as Mari community leader in the Yugra region.
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 9 August
9 August commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. It is celebrated around the world and marks the date of the inaugural session …