{"id":70723,"date":"2025-09-15T16:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/?p=70723"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:05:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:05:58","slug":"open-forum-look-to-the-future-in-narva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/en\/open-forum-look-to-the-future-in-narva\/","title":{"rendered":"Finno-Ugric Open Forum \u2014 A Look to the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 28, representatives of various Finno-Ugric peoples from around the world gathered in Narva, the <a href=\"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/en\/narva-finno-ugric-capital-of-culture-2\/\">Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2025<\/a>, to participate in the Finno-Ugric Open Forum. The forum discussed the situation of Finno-Ugric languages, the challenges facing the international Finno-Ugric movement, described the changes necessary for the sustainable development of languages and cultures, and sought to make sense of international Finno-Ugric cooperation in a new geopolitical context.<\/p><p>The forum was held at the House of Ingria in Narva, and its mission was to provide an open space for activists, researchers, cultural workers, and other interested parties. The forum continued a tradition started in 2016 by the Finno-Ugric Open Congress in Lahti, Finland, after Russia attempted to paralyse the work of Finno-Ugric congresses around the world and silence any criticism of the situation of Finno-Ugric peoples and languages living on its territory.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_123813-406x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_123813-406x720.jpg 406w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_123813-226x400.jpg 226w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_123813-113x200.jpg 113w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_123813-768x1362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_123813-866x1536.jpg 866w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_123813-1155x2048.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_123813-1200x2128.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250828_123813-scaled.jpg 1443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fenno-Ugria&#8217;s intern, Jaana Allikas with Fenno-Ugria&#8217;s new publications at the forum.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>The topics of discussion were the current situation of Finno-Ugric peoples and their languages, the strengths and weaknesses of the Finno-Ugric movement: achievements, problems, challenges; changes necessary for the sustainable development of languages and cultures; and the relaunch of international Finno-Ugric cooperation in the new geopolitical situation.<br><br>PROGRAMME<br>10:00\u201310:30\u2003Opening of the forum<br>10:30 \u2013 11:00\u2003Panel 1 &#8220;Finno-Ugric peoples and languages today: a focus on the Baltic Sea region&#8221; <br>Moderator: Britt-Kathleen Mere<br>Speakers: Sofia Johanna Rova; Tuomo Kondie; Ekaterina Kuznetsova; Hipp Saar; Madis Arukask<\/p><p>11:30 \u2013 12:30\u2003Panel 2 &#8220;Finno-Ugric peoples and languages today: Permic focus&#8221; <br>Moderator: Bog\u00e1ta Tim\u00e1r<br>Speakers: Aleksei Ivanov, Natalia Kovylyaeva, Alex Anisimovs, Lana Pylayeva, Artyom Medvedev (online).<\/p><p>13:30 \u2013 14:30\u2003Panel 3 &#8220;Political changes that ensure the preservation and development of languages&#8221;<br>Moderator: Pavel Ivlev<br>Speakers: Aleksander Bolkin, Jukka Mallinen, Mitia Laius, Sampsa Holopainen (online), Juku-Kalle Raid<\/p><p>15:30 \u2013 16:30\u2003Panel 4 &#8220;The international Finno-Ugric movement: today and tomorrow&#8221;<br>Moderator: Kersti Kivir\u00fc\u00fct<br>Speakers: Rune Bjerkli, Oliver Loode, Anti Lillak, Edina Cs\u00fcllog<\/p><p>16:30 \u2013 17:45\u2003Open microphone<br>17:45 \u2013 18:00\u2003Summary and closing remarks<\/p><p>The forum can be watched below (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/giHYjhi9lIE\">link<\/a>).<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Finno-Ugric Open Forum \u2014 A Look to the Future\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/giHYjhi9lIE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><div class=\"my-12 my-md-16 px-4 pt-6 border-primary-top content-section\">\r\n    \n<p>MORE INFORMATION:<\/p>\n\n<p>Ekaterina Kuznetsova<br>Project Manager, Narva 2025<br>+372 59097077<br><a href=\"mailto:ingerimaja@gmail.com\">ingerimaja@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Finno-Ugric Open Forum \u2014 A Look to the Future&#8221;, organised by Narva, the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2025, took place at the House of Ingria in Narva on 28 August 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":69240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1096],"tags":[3787,3243,3797],"class_list":["post-70723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-3787","tag-capitals-of-culture","tag-narva-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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