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Opening ceremony of Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture Narva 2025: overview

On the first days of spring, on 1 and 2 March, the city of Narva was celebrated as the 2025 Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture. The …

10.03.2025

Narva is the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2025

Narva became the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture on Saturday 1 March 2025, and the opening ceremonies were also covered by ERR. The author of the …

06.03.2025

Plan of Narva 2025 Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture unveiled

House of Ingria, the main organiser of Narva 2025, has unveiled the Capital of Culture programme. The focus of the events organised by Fenno-Ugria will also be on Narva this year: the Kindred Peoples' Days conference 'Ingrian - land, people and culture' will take place at Narva Town Hall on 16 October, while the big event of the kindred peoples' month, a Finno-Ugric music concert, will take place on 18 October in the Rugodiv Culture House. Fenno-Ugria will also organise its travelling exhibitions in various cultural institutions and schools in Ida-Viru County this season.

30.01.2025

Ingrian House to host the events of the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2025 in Narva

Ekaterina Kuznetsova, Director of the Narva Ingrian House, gave an overview of the events of the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture Narva 2025 on Raadio 4 …

18.01.2025

Five years ago, Udmurt scholar Albert Razin sacrificed his own life

On 10 September 2019 at 8.30 a.m., Udmurt scholar Albert Razin came to protest in front of the Parliament of the Republic of Udmurtia, holding …

12.09.2024

Fenno-Ugria panel at Paide Opinion Festival on Youtube

On 10 August, the panel 'The nation on the display window and on the stall', organised by Fenno-Ugria, discussed the tourism industry and the folklorisation of small cultures.

05.09.2024

Narva, Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2025

The title was announced on 29 June 2024 in Kuhmo, Finland. Narva is the 11th Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture.

02.07.2024

In memoriam Tatyana Vladykina 08.09.1953-04.05.2024

Tatyana Vladykina, Professor, Doctor of Udmurt Philology, Head of the Udmurt Institute of Language, Literature and History, has passed away.

28.05.2024

Diary of Maria Nikonova in SATOR

In the spring of 2024, the source publication «Улон - питыран, сюлэм - пияла...»: 'одӥг Удмурт кышномуртлэн дауръем улон сюресэз' ('An Udmurt woman's century-long journey') appeared in the 25th issue of the Estonian Literary Museum's yearbook SATOR.

27.05.2024

Competition for Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2025 begins

URALIC Centre together with Sukukansojen Ystävät ry and the Finnish-Hungarian Society announced the beginning of the competition on 4 March 2024.

06.03.2024

In memoriam Valei Kelmakov

At the end of last year, sad news came out of Udmurtia of the passing of the eminent Udmurt linguist and Finnougrist Valei Kelmakov (14 January 1942–28 December 2023).

05.02.2024

Mari and Udmurt birthrate in Bashkortostan highest in region

The Statistical Office of Bashkortostan used the last census, in 2021, to find out which ethnic groups in the republic have the highest number of children.

15.12.2023