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Aleksandr Kirjanen (3 May 1947–12 September 2026), the long-standing leader of the Ingrian Finns living in the Russian Federation, has passed away. Kirjanen led the …

Fenno-Ugria’s new travelling exhibition, ‘13 Finnougrists’, opened on 9 September 2026 in the Jakobi 2 teaching building at the University of Tartu. The exhibition is …

On Friday 11 September 2026, Kumu opened the international group exhibition ‘no beginning, no end: Decolonial Gestures in Sámi Worldbuilding’, which explores the complex journey …

The exhibition is based on material from the 2026 Finno-Ugric calendar. Finno-Ugric studies is a small but important discipline, the influence of which extends far …

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.

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 …

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).

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'.

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 …

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 …

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

Yury Lisovski cherisches the Komi cultural heritage through his art.