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Fenno-Ugria’s latest yearbook focuses, among other things, on fascinating political documents: Hannele Valkeeniemi, Director of the Finnish Institute, provides an overview of Russian influence operations …

On 21 May, the opening of Piret Räni’s exhibition “Animals in the Mythology of Finno-Ugric Peoples” took place at the Estonian Embassy in Brussels. At the same time, Barbi Pilvre, director of Fenno-Ugria, gave a half-hour overview of the situation of Finno-Ugric peoples in Russia in recent years, based on a report commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On 17 March 2026, Fenno-Ugria Foundation presented a report it had been commissioned, titled “The Situation of Finno-Ugric Peoples in Russia 2022–2024/25,” at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The report was compiled and edited by Barbi Pilvre, Director of Fenno-Ugria. Authors include Jaak Prozes, Advisor to Fenno-Ugria; Madis Arukask, Chairman of the Board and folklorist; Sven-Erik Soosaar, Board Member and linguist; and Vasily Nikolayev, Editor of the Mari news portal MariUver.

On 17 March, Fenno-Ugria presented a report it had been commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. The report is titled “The Situation …

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The first Khanty poetess and female journalist, Maria Voldina (Vagatova, 28 December 1936 – 15 February 2026), has passed away. She devoted her entire life …

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.

A new season of Fenno-Ugria’s Kindred Club has begun at the Institute of the Estonian Language (Roosikrantsi 6) on Wednesdays at 5-6 pm. Mark the …

On 27 October 2025, a memorial plaque in Hungarian and Estonian was unveiled on the wall of the main entrance of the Eötvös Károly Library in Veszprém, Hungary, in memory of Estonian poet, guardian of Finno-Ugric unity, and freedom fighter Enn Uibo (1912, Vana-Kariste – 1965 Dubravlag, Mordvin SSR).

This year’s Kindred Peoples’ Days, with the slogan “Ida-Viru – our Ingria,” are ongoing. Since Narva is the cultural capital of the Finno-Ugric peoples, our …

The CIFU XIV Congress for Finno-Ugric Studies took place in Tartu on 20 August. At the congress, folklorist and Fenno-Ugria board chairman Madis Arukask presented …