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.
Je'vida and Máhccan are among the nominees for the Finnish Jussi Award.
On 30 January, the Saami Parliament in Finland elected Pirita Näkkäläjärvi as the new chair.
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.
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).
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'.
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 …
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 …
Mari Literary Language Day, celebrated on 10 December, has been a national holiday of the Republic of Mari El since 1998.
Yury Lisovski cherisches the Komi cultural heritage through his art.
The Statistical Office of Bashkortostan used the last census, in 2021, to find out which ethnic groups in the republic have the highest number of children.
The Komi Bible has been produced and published in Komi-Zyrian in cooperation with the Finns and with the support of Finnish church circles.