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On the first days of spring, on 1 and 2 March, the city of Narva was celebrated as the 2025 Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture. The …

Narva became the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture on Saturday 1 March 2025, and the opening ceremonies were also covered by ERR. The author of the …

House of Ingria, the main organiser of Narva 2025, has unveiled the Capital of Culture programme. The focus of the events organised by Fenno-Ugria will also be on Narva this year: the Kindred Peoples' Days conference 'Ingrian - land, people and culture' will take place at Narva Town Hall on 16 October, while the big event of the kindred peoples' month, a Finno-Ugric music concert, will take place on 18 October in the Rugodiv Culture House. Fenno-Ugria will also organise its travelling exhibitions in various cultural institutions and schools in Ida-Viru County this season.

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 …

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.

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

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

Alexander Stubb, the President of Finland, will be on a state visit to Estonia from 27 to 29 May.

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.

URALIC Centre together with Sukukansojen Ystävät ry and the Finnish-Hungarian Society announced the beginning of the competition on 4 March 2024.

Last December, the Finnish Government submitted a proposal to Parliament to amend the law on the Saami Parliament. The aim is to promote the realisation of the right of self-determination of the Saami and to improve the working conditions of the Saami self-government and the Saami collections, especially with regard to language and culture. The proposal implements Petter Orpo's government programme and has been drafted in cooperation with the Saami Parliament.

Je'vida and Máhccan are among the nominees for the Finnish Jussi Award.