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President Karis: ‘We must not become indifferent to the fate of our kindred people amid other concerns’
Dear kindred brothers! Where else but here in Tartu – the city of the University and the Estonian National Museum – is the perfect place …
Finno-ugric Knots 2022 out
The Finno-Ugric sense of life and cultural vitality in the new geopolitical situation were discussed in the Paide Opinion Festival discussion panel, which was attended …
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Mall Hellam. Hungary – My concern and my joy
Mall Hellam, a philologist of Hungarian and Finno-Ugric languages at the Loránd Eötvös University of Budapest, a long-time Honorary Consul of Hungary and a long-time …
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Is modern Estonian still Finno-Ugric and to what extent?
Linguist Kristiina Ross introduces the book ‘This king because of honour, hellishness and jealousy. Estonian Language 1632-1732’ and talks about what we can conclude about …
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Bringing back the Livonian heritage
The head of the Livonian Institute at the University of Latvia, linguist Valts Ernštreits, will talk about the contemporary life of the indigenous people of …
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Faith, hope and despair – the written epics of Finno-Ugric peoples
At least a dozen Finno-Ugric peoples have their own written epic, or even several. This tradition was started by the Finnish-Karelian ‘Kalevala’, published in 1835, …
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Eastern Mari woman – behind or in front of the man?
Ethnologist Lyudmila Yamurzina will talk about the role of the Mari woman in the family and society: how has it changed in history and what …
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Tribal Club: Population censuses 2021
The results of the censuses in the Republic of Estonia and the Russian Federation have recently become available. What do these results tell us about …
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‘Water Fowl people’
Fenno-Ugria continues its travelling exhibition ‘Waterfowl people. Lennart Meri’s film journeys 1969-1988’ in Italian universities. From 22 February to 30 June, the exhibition will be …
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Tribal Club: Who in fact are the Sámi?
The dispute over Sámi issues has sparked a government crisis in Finland. Finland is about to hold parliamentary elections – the Eduskunta – which could …
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Finno-Ugric Days 2023
18.10. 6 p.m. Finno-Ugric poetry performance 2023 in cooperation with the Estonian Writers’ Union in the blacked-roofed hall of the Writers’ House. 18.10. 7 p.m. …
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Days of National Cultures and Ethnic Market celebrated in Tallinn
Tallinn hosted the 9th annual Days of National Cultures, a celebration highlighting the rich cultures of the city’s local ethnic minorities, from September 16 to …