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Geresdlak, the 2027 Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture, has launched a website in Hungarian, English, Finnish and Estonian, as well as its own Facebook page. The …

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 …

The Fenno-Ugria panel ‘Exile and Nationality’ at the Paide Opinion Festival on 8 August 2026 discussed national identity whilst away from one’s homeland.

On Saturday, 20 June, at the Juhannus festival in Hancock, the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture for 2027 was announced to be Geresdlak.

On Tuesday, 23 June (Estonian Victory Day, võidupüha), Fenno-Ugria and Sukukansojen ystävät ry visited the Chicago Estonian House as part of the tour in the US.

On 2 June, the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2027 competition committee met virtually to meet the two candidates for next year’s title: Geresdlak (Hungary) and …

Aleksei Beznosikov (31 January 1947 – 14 February 2026), a public and political figure in the Komi Republic, has passed away. In the 1990s, he …

The Tartu branch of the Finnish Institute has move to Tampere House at the beginning of this year, turning the building into a broader centre for Finnish culture. At the beginning of 2026, the Ainola Centre has begun operating there.

The international Finno-Ugric community has been deeply saddened by the news that the outstanding Komi ethnofuturist artist Yury Lisovski has passed away (11 April 1964 …

Before the New Year, on 17 December, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow ruled to place Daria Egereva, a representative of the Selkup people and …

After six years of work, village signs in the Izhorian language using Latin letters were installed in the Leningrad Oblast. Half a hundred village signs were placed in the territory of the Vistina (Вистино) village council, with the Izhorian language alongside Russian. The signs were placed not only in the current Izhorian villages, but also in places where Izhorians used to live more densely.

On 27 October 2025, a memorial plaque in Hungarian and Estonian was unveiled on the wall of the main entrance of the Eötvös Károly Library in Veszprém, Hungary, in memory of Estonian poet, guardian of Finno-Ugric unity, and freedom fighter Enn Uibo (1912, Vana-Kariste – 1965 Dubravlag, Mordvin SSR).