Competition for Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2027 Begins!
URALIC Centre (Estonia), in cooperation with Sukukansojen Ystävät ry (Finland) announced the start of the competition for the title of…
Photo Story: Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture year opens in Hancock
The Finno-Ugric year has begun with the annual Heikinpäivä midwinter festival at the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock. Although…
Press digest: US Media Reactions to Hancock’s Designation
The news that Hancock, MI has been selected as Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2026 has received wide and positive coverage…
Hancock designated as Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2026!
On June 21, the secretariat of Finno-Ugric Capitals of Culture announced via a video greeting from Narva (Estonia), the current…
Secretariat of Cultural Capitals Visited Hancock, MI (USA)
The secretariat of the Finno-Ugric Capitals of Culture programme has completed its first-ever transatlantic mission – to present the capitals…
Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2026 Competition Launched
URALIC Centre, in cooperation with Sukukansojen Ystävät ry (Finland) announced the start of the competition for the title of Finno-Ugric…
Festive opening of Narva – Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2025
On March 1, Narva officially became the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2025, after the symbol of Finno-Ugric capitals of culture…
Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2025 Competition Begins
URALIC Centre, in cooperation with Sukukansojen Ystävät ry (Finland) and Finnish-Hungarian Society announced the start of the competition for the…
Finnish town Kuhmo selected as Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2023
An international five-member jury has selected Kuhmo, a town in Finland’s Kainuu County and a UNESCO Creative City of Literature,…
Dugout Boat Culture of Estonia’s Soomaa Region Inscribed on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
On 14 December 2021, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage decided to inscribe ”Building and…