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Saami Parliament in Finland to repeat elections
The Executive Board of the Saami Parliament in Finland recommended the election committee to be reappointed ahead of the 24 June repeat elections.
Saami Literature Museum 30 years
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.
Finnish Court annuls 2023 Saami elections
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.
New law on Saami Parliament strengthens Saami self-determination rights
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.
Saami National Day celebrated in Murmansk region
The governor of the oblast, Andrei Chibis, congratulated the local Saami people on the occasion of the celebration and noted that the Saami will be given a great deal of support, with 53 million roubles earmarked for 2023.
Saami films receive multiple Jussi nominations
Je'vida and Máhccan are among the nominees for the Finnish Jussi Award.
New chair of Finnish Saami Parliament
On 30 January, the Saami Parliament in Finland elected Pirita Näkkäläjärvi as the new chair.
Saami National Day
On 6 February 1917, the Saami living in the Nordic countries began their political cross-border cooperation. The day was designated as the Saami National Day in 1992.
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).
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'.
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 …
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 …