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2023

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

Book review: Trillium

To celebrate the Year of Livonian Heritage and the continuing Decade of Indigenous Languages, Fenno-Ugria publishes a book review of the Livonian-English poetry anthology 'Trillium'.

21.12.2023

Livonian Day in the Latvian National Library in Riga

On Saturday, 16 December, from 12.00-17.00, the National Library of Latvia in Riga (Mūkusalas iela 3) hosted a Livonian Day. On the closing day of …

21.12.2023

Anniversary of Votic symbology

15 December is the day of the Votic symbology. On this day in 2002, the Votic flag and coat of arms were created. The main …

21.12.2023

Mari Literary Language Day celebrated festively

Mari Literary Language Day, celebrated on 10 December, has been a national holiday of the Republic of Mari El since 1998.

21.12.2023

Artist draws inspiration from Komi mythology

Yury Lisovski cherisches the Komi cultural heritage through his art.

16.12.2023

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

The Bible in Komi

The Komi Bible has been produced and published in Komi-Zyrian in cooperation with the Finns and with the support of Finnish church circles.

14.12.2023

Komi language preserved with technology

The Bureau for Official Language Translation of the Komi Republic is developing and expanding its activities, the head of the Office, Lyubov Matveyeva, informed.

13.12.2023

Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs 93 years

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug celebrated their 93rd birthdays on 10 December.

12.12.2023

New Mari association registered in Finland

On 26 October, the Mari organisation Marij-Vij Tüvõra Ušem - Mari-Vij Kultuuriyhdistys, or Mari Force Cultural Association, was registered in Finland.

02.12.2023

The number of mobilised from Mari El for the Russian-Ukrainian war revealed

The head of Mari El Republic, Yuri Zaitsev, answered the questions of the republic's citizens dissatisfied with the mobilisation in a live broadcast on 14 November.

01.12.2023