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In 2025, the Science Awards of Kindred Peoples’ Programme were presented to Saami scholar Berit-Ellen Juuso and Komi researcher Maria Fedina.

The cultural diversity panel took place on 9 August from 6 to 7.30 p.m. Fenno-Ugria panel “Success stories and different experiences of integration in Finland, …

The Riga Latvian Society organised the Finno-Ugric Days for the tenth time. The theme of the event was 'transformation'.

Another year of Kindred Peoples' Days dedicated to the Finno-Ugric and Samoyed peoples is now over. This year, Fenno-Ugria's main focus was on Ida-Viru County and its Finno-Ugric heritage.

Fenno-Ugria publishes the Finno-Ugric Calendar, and the fresh Finno-Ugric Calendar 2025 is ready. Author: Piret Räni, content editor: Madis Arukask, consultants: Alla Lashmanova, Nadii Mush, …

Over flowing water, leading to other worlds. Over an abyss, the importance and weight of crossing which is acutely felt when the bridge is no longer there. Or not yet. On two October evenings, stories and songs of kindred spirits move along these bridged roads, with hope and expectation of meeting. (Folklore has it that on some bridges you may meet your Fortune, on others the Devil.) This is how director Eva Koldits has summed up the concept for this year's concerts.

The Livonian Culture Days are organised for the ninth time in Ventspils. The Culture Days take place between 11-12 October.

The Executive Board of the Saami Parliament in Finland recommended the election committee to be reappointed ahead of the 24 June repeat elections.

On 18 April, the 30th birthday of the only museum dedicated to Saami language and literature in the Russian Federation was celebrated in the village of Revda of Murmansk Region.

The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland decided that the vote must be considered invalid due to a significant amount of individuals omitted from the election list.

Rapper Yevgeny Anyamov, who records his songs in Mansi, has opened his own music studio.

The Russian children's animation series Be-be-bears ('Mi-mi-mishki' in Russian) will have several episodes translated into Nenets.