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Fenno-Ugria organised its third summer school in Lepanina Hotel, Häädemeeste between 16-18 August 2024. Fenno-Ugria's adviser Jaak Prozes gives an overview of the summer school.

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.

22 August is the birthday of the Komi Republic, and as one of the few republics belonging to the Russian Federation, it is a public holiday and a day off in the republic.

Arvo Valton was undoubtedly one of the greatest figures who united the Finno-Ugric peoples among us, and his tireless energy in standing up for the languages and cultures of the Finno-Ugric peoples was astonishing.

Writer and promoter of Finno-Ugric cultures Arvo Valton passed away at the age of 88. Valton was also a member of the board of the Fenno-Ugria Foundation between 1995-1998. He was one of the most active founders of Fenno-Ugria, as well as one of the organisers of the Kindred People Days. Arvo Valton was the godfather of the name of the Fenno-Ugria Yearbook 'Finno-Ugric Nodes'.

From 15 July to 2 August, the course “Introduction to Estonia and Finno-Ugric Cultures” for international students was held at Tallinn University with the support …

The anniversary, as with all republican anniversaries of the Russian Federation, has been increasingly downplayed and adjoined with other themes.

Fenno-Ugria will participate in the Paide Opinion Festival in the area of Cultural Richness with a panel ‘The nation on the display window and on …

The VII All-Russian Finnougrist Conference 'Modern Finno-Ugristics: science-society-culture' took place in the Mari National Theatre in the capital of the Republic of Mari El, Yoshkar-Ola, on 27-30 June.

Fenno-Ugria's seminar 'Fate of the Finno-Ugric peoples: its substantiation in culture and the political reality' is now available to watch online. The seminar was organised in the framework of Tartu24 Finno-Ugric Days.

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

In the Republic of Mari El, Mari is the mother tongue of 7,400 pupils, which is nearly 9% of the total number of schoolchildren: of the 248 general education schools in the Republic of Mari El, Mari is taught as a mother tongue in 81 schools.