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Finno-Ugric Calendar 2025 out now!

Fenno-Ugria publishes the Finno-Ugric Calendar, and the fresh Finno-Ugric Calendar 2025 is ready. Author: Piret Räni, content editor: Madis Arukask, consultants: Alla Lashmanova, Nadii Mush, …

04.11.2024

Bogáta Timár, fellow of Lennart Meri Waterfowl Fund scholarship

The Lennart Meri Waterfowl Fund scholarship has been awarded for the 8th time this year. Bogáta Timár is the scholarship's first Hungarian winner.

20.10.2024

Kindred Peoples' Days 2024 'A road goes over the bridge...'

Over flowing water, leading to other worlds. Over an abyss, the importance and weight of crossing which is acutely felt when the bridge is no longer there. Or not yet. On two October evenings, stories and songs of kindred spirits move along these bridged roads, with hope and expectation of meeting. (Folklore has it that on some bridges you may meet your Fortune, on others the Devil.) This is how director Eva Koldits has summed up the concept for this year's concerts.

17.10.2024

Fenno-Ugria Summer School 2024: 'What can we do?'

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.

05.09.2024

Fenno-Ugria panel at Paide Opinion Festival on Youtube

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.

05.09.2024

Jaak Prozes' recollections of Arvo Valton

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.

26.08.2024

In memoriam Arvo Valton (1935-2024)

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'.

26.08.2024

A course on the culture and history of the Finno-Ugric peoples was held at Tallinn University

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 …

10.08.2024

'Fate of the Finno-Ugric peoples' seminar available to watch online

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.

05.07.2024

Andres Heinapuu 70

16 March was the birthday of Andres Heinapuu, one of the founders of Fenno-Ugria (1991).

18.03.2024

Mari holiday Shorykyol

The Mari holiday begins on a Friday after the new moon after the Winter Solstice. Shorykyol lasts for a week, this year from 5 January to 12 January.

16.01.2024

Overview of Fenno-Ugria's 2023 Finno-Ugric Days

Fenno-Ugria organised a series of events in Tallinn and Tartu in October 2023 centred around the Finno-Ugric Day (a.k.a. Kindred Peoples’ Day), bringing together Finno-Ugric …

16.11.2023